diff --git a/mailpoet/lib/Cron/Workers/SendingQueue/SendingQueue.php b/mailpoet/lib/Cron/Workers/SendingQueue/SendingQueue.php
index c85da43e12..592ee5bb26 100644
--- a/mailpoet/lib/Cron/Workers/SendingQueue/SendingQueue.php
+++ b/mailpoet/lib/Cron/Workers/SendingQueue/SendingQueue.php
@@ -187,11 +187,6 @@ class SendingQueue {
       return;
     }
 
-    $isTransactional = in_array($newsletter->getType(), [
-      NewsletterEntity::TYPE_AUTOMATION_TRANSACTIONAL,
-      NewsletterEntity::TYPE_WC_TRANSACTIONAL_EMAIL,
-    ]);
-
     // configure mailer
     $this->mailerTask->configureMailer($newsletter);
     // get newsletter segments
@@ -272,7 +267,7 @@ class SendingQueue {
           ->setParameter('subscriberIds', $subscribersToProcessIds)
           ->andWhere('s.deletedAt IS NULL');
 
-        if ($newsletter->getType() === NewsletterEntity::TYPE_AUTOMATION_TRANSACTIONAL) {
+        if ($newsletter->isTransactional()) {
           $queryBuilder->andWhere('s.status != :bouncedStatus')
             ->setParameter('bouncedStatus', SubscriberEntity::STATUS_BOUNCED);
         } else {
@@ -323,7 +318,7 @@ class SendingQueue {
           $foundSubscribers,
           $timer
         );
-        if (!$isTransactional) {
+        if (!$newsletter->isTransactional()) {
           $this->entityManager->wrapInTransaction(function() use ($foundSubscribersIds) {
             $now = Carbon::createFromTimestamp((int)current_time('timestamp'));
             $this->subscribersRepository->bulkUpdateLastSendingAt($foundSubscribersIds, $now);
diff --git a/mailpoet/lib/Entities/NewsletterEntity.php b/mailpoet/lib/Entities/NewsletterEntity.php
index e647d003ee..8e2ece02ee 100644
--- a/mailpoet/lib/Entities/NewsletterEntity.php
+++ b/mailpoet/lib/Entities/NewsletterEntity.php
@@ -608,4 +608,11 @@ class NewsletterEntity {
     $campaignName = $this->getCampaignName();
     return $campaignName ?: $this->getSubject();
   }
+
+  public function isTransactional(): bool {
+    return in_array($this->getType(), [
+      NewsletterEntity::TYPE_AUTOMATION_TRANSACTIONAL,
+      NewsletterEntity::TYPE_WC_TRANSACTIONAL_EMAIL,
+    ]);
+  }
 }
diff --git a/mailpoet/tests/integration/Entities/NewsletterEntityTest.php b/mailpoet/tests/integration/Entities/NewsletterEntityTest.php
index ba435bd785..b64259bf77 100644
--- a/mailpoet/tests/integration/Entities/NewsletterEntityTest.php
+++ b/mailpoet/tests/integration/Entities/NewsletterEntityTest.php
@@ -220,6 +220,16 @@ class NewsletterEntityTest extends \MailPoetTest {
     verify($notificationHistoryNewsletter->getFilterSegmentId())->equals(2);
   }
 
+  public function testIsTransactional(): void {
+    $newsletter = $this->createNewsletter();
+    $this->assertFalse($newsletter->isTransactional());
+
+    $newsletter->setType(NewsletterEntity::TYPE_AUTOMATION_TRANSACTIONAL);
+    $this->assertTrue($newsletter->isTransactional());
+    $newsletter->setType(NewsletterEntity::TYPE_WC_TRANSACTIONAL_EMAIL);
+    $this->assertTrue($newsletter->isTransactional());
+  }
+
   private function createNewsletter(string $type = NewsletterEntity::TYPE_STANDARD): NewsletterEntity {
     $newsletter = new NewsletterEntity();
     $newsletter->setType($type);