diff --git a/addons/mail/mail_message.py b/addons/mail/mail_message.py
index fbd04f21acc..ed288de1753 100644
--- a/addons/mail/mail_message.py
+++ b/addons/mail/mail_message.py
@@ -848,7 +848,7 @@ class mail_message(osv.Model):
             Call mail_notification.notify to manage the email sending
         """
         notification_obj = self.pool.get('mail.notification')
-        message = self.browse(cr, uid, newid, context=context)
+        message = self.browse(cr, SUPERUSER_ID, newid, context=context)
         partners_to_notify = set([])
 
         # all followers of the mail.message document have to be added as partners and notified if a subtype is defined (otherwise: log message)
diff --git a/addons/mail/mail_thread.py b/addons/mail/mail_thread.py
index ee4eafc3edd..baef24003a4 100644
--- a/addons/mail/mail_thread.py
+++ b/addons/mail/mail_thread.py
@@ -1861,7 +1861,7 @@ class mail_thread(osv.AbstractModel):
                 if msg_ids:
                     notification_obj = self.pool.get('mail.notification')
                     notification_obj._notify(cr, uid, msg_ids[0], partners_to_notify=partner_ids, context=context)
-                    message = message_obj.browse(cr, uid, msg_ids[0], context=context)
+                    message = message_obj.browse(cr, SUPERUSER_ID, msg_ids[0], context=context)
                     if message.parent_id:
                         partner_ids_to_parent_notify = set(partner_ids).difference(partner.id for partner in message.parent_id.notified_partner_ids)
                         for partner_id in partner_ids_to_parent_notify: