diff --git a/src/ddns_service/email.py b/src/ddns_service/email.py
index 21d62d9..8b6dc9a 100644
--- a/src/ddns_service/email.py
+++ b/src/ddns_service/email.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import smtplib
 
 from . import datetime_str
 from email.mime.text import MIMEText
+from email.utils import formatdate
 from jinja2 import Environment, BaseLoader
 
 
@@ -70,6 +71,7 @@ class EmailService:
             msg["Subject"] = subject
             msg["From"] = self.config["from_address"]
             msg["To"] = to
+            msg["Date"] = formatdate(localtime=True)
 
             smtp_host = self.config["smtp_host"]
             smtp_port = self.config["smtp_port"]
diff --git a/src/ddns_service/server.py b/src/ddns_service/server.py
index ecb0966..d4bcade 100644
--- a/src/ddns_service/server.py
+++ b/src/ddns_service/server.py
@@ -364,6 +364,10 @@ class DDNSRequestHandler(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
         # Update database
         hostname.save()
 
+        notify_change_val = extract_param(params, endpoint["params"]["notify_change"])
+        notify_change = notify_change_val.lower() not in ["0", "n", "no", "off"] \
+            if notify_change_val else False
+
         changed_addrs = ""
         if ipv4_changed:
             changed_addrs += f" ipv4={ipv4}"
@@ -373,7 +377,7 @@ class DDNSRequestHandler(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
         if not ipv4_changed and not ipv6_changed:
             logging.info(
                 f"No change: client={client_ip} hostname={hostname.hostname} "
-                f"zone={hostname.zone}{changed_addrs}"
+                f"zone={hostname.zone}{changed_addrs} notify_change={notify_change}"
             )
             return (
                 200, "nochg",
@@ -382,11 +386,10 @@ class DDNSRequestHandler(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
 
         logging.info(
             f"Updated: client={client_ip} hostname={hostname.hostname} "
-            f"zone={hostname.zone}{changed_addrs}"
+            f"zone={hostname.zone}{changed_addrs} notify_change={notify_change}"
         )
 
-        notify_change = extract_param(params, endpoint["params"]["notify_change"])
-        if notify_change and notify_change.lower() not in ["0", "no", "off"]:
+        if notify_change:
             try:
                 self.app.email_service.send_change_notification(
                     hostname.user.email,