diff --git a/pysema.py b/pysema.py
index 22b4acf..4610b13 100644
--- a/pysema.py
+++ b/pysema.py
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ import subprocess
 from email.message import EmailMessage
 
 
-SENDMAIL_PATH = '/usr/bin/sendmail'
+# path to the sendmail programm
+SENDMAIL_PATH = '/usr/sbin/sendmail'
 
 
 class SendMailException(Exception):