diff --git a/lib/API/MP/v1/API.php b/lib/API/MP/v1/API.php
index f495c776e4..40ee664473 100644
--- a/lib/API/MP/v1/API.php
+++ b/lib/API/MP/v1/API.php
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ class API {
       }
     }
 
-    if (!$skip_subscriber_notification) {
+    if (!$skip_subscriber_notification && ($subscriber->status === Subscriber::STATUS_SUBSCRIBED)) {
       $this->sendSubscriberNotification($subscriber, $found_segments_ids);
     }
 
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ class API {
         $this->_scheduleWelcomeNotification($new_subscriber, $list_ids);
       }
 
-      if (!$skip_subscriber_notification) {
+      if (!$skip_subscriber_notification && ($new_subscriber->status === Subscriber::STATUS_SUBSCRIBED)) {
         $this->sendSubscriberNotification($new_subscriber, $list_ids);
       }
     }
diff --git a/tests/integration/API/MP/APITest.php b/tests/integration/API/MP/APITest.php
index ad485d55f9..f8d2ebfc32 100644
--- a/tests/integration/API/MP/APITest.php
+++ b/tests/integration/API/MP/APITest.php
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ class APITest extends \MailPoetTest {
   function testItSendsNotifiationEmailWhenBeingAddedToList() {
     $subscriber = Subscriber::create();
     $subscriber->hydrate(Fixtures::get('subscriber_template'));
-    $subscriber->status = Subscriber::STATUS_UNCONFIRMED;
+    $subscriber->status = Subscriber::STATUS_SUBSCRIBED;
     $subscriber->save();
     $segment = Segment::createOrUpdate([
       'name' => 'Default',
@@ -555,7 +555,9 @@ class APITest extends \MailPoetTest {
       'addSubscriber',
       [
         '_scheduleWelcomeNotification' => Expected::never(),
-        'new_subscriber_notification_mailer' => Stub::makeEmpty(NewSubscriberNotificationMailer::class, ['send']),
+        'new_subscriber_notification_mailer' => Stub::makeEmpty(
+          NewSubscriberNotificationMailer::class, ['send' => Expected::never()]
+        ),
         'required_custom_field_validator' => Stub::makeEmpty(RequiredCustomFieldValidator::class, ['validate']),
       ], $this);
     $subscriber = [