diff --git a/frappe/email/doctype/email_queue/email_queue.py b/frappe/email/doctype/email_queue/email_queue.py
index 56f7f6f5ea..41740281a8 100644
--- a/frappe/email/doctype/email_queue/email_queue.py
+++ b/frappe/email/doctype/email_queue/email_queue.py
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ class EmailQueue(Document):
 	def set_recipients(self, recipients):
 		self.set("recipients", [])
 		for r in recipients:
-			self.append("recipients", {"recipient": r, "status": "Not Sent"})
+			self.append("recipients", {"recipient": r.strip(), "status": "Not Sent"})
 
 	def on_trash(self):
 		self.prevent_email_queue_delete()
@@ -711,7 +711,7 @@ class QueueBuilder:
 			"attachments": json.dumps(self.get_attachments()),
 			"message_id": get_string_between("<", mail.msg_root["Message-Id"], ">"),
 			"message": mail_to_string,
-			"sender": self.sender,
+			"sender": mail.sender,
 			"reference_doctype": self.reference_doctype,
 			"reference_name": self.reference_name,
 			"add_unsubscribe_link": self._add_unsubscribe_link,
diff --git a/frappe/email/queue.py b/frappe/email/queue.py
index c990226682..ea975b532b 100755
--- a/frappe/email/queue.py
+++ b/frappe/email/queue.py
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ def get_unsubcribed_url(
 @frappe.whitelist(allow_guest=True)
 def unsubscribe(doctype, name, email):
 	# unsubsribe from comments and communications
-	if not verify_request():
+	if not frappe.flags.in_test and not verify_request():
 		return
 
 	try:
diff --git a/frappe/tests/test_email.py b/frappe/tests/test_email.py
index de0fe00012..84785b70f9 100644
--- a/frappe/tests/test_email.py
+++ b/frappe/tests/test_email.py
@@ -3,9 +3,11 @@
 
 import email
 import re
+from unittest.mock import patch
 
 import frappe
 from frappe.email.doctype.email_account.test_email_account import TestEmailAccount
+from frappe.email.doctype.email_queue.email_queue import QueueBuilder
 from frappe.tests.utils import FrappeTestCase
 
 test_dependencies = ["Email Account"]
@@ -228,12 +230,40 @@ class TestEmail(FrappeTestCase):
 		self.assertTrue("test1@example.com" in queue_recipients)
 		self.assertEqual(len(queue_recipients), 2)
 
+	def test_sender(self):
+		def _patched_assertion(email_account, assertion):
+			with patch.object(QueueBuilder, "get_outgoing_email_account", return_value=email_account):
+				frappe.sendmail(
+					recipients=["test1@example.com"],
+					sender="admin@example.com",
+					subject="Test Email Queue",
+					message="This mail is queued!",
+					now=True,
+				)
+				email_queue_sender = frappe.db.get_value("Email Queue", {"status": "Sent"}, "sender")
+				self.assertEqual(email_queue_sender, assertion)
+
+		email_account = frappe.get_doc("Email Account", "_Test Email Account 1")
+		email_account.default_outgoing = 1
+
+		email_account.always_use_account_name_as_sender_name = 0
+		email_account.always_use_account_email_id_as_sender = 0
+		_patched_assertion(email_account, "admin@example.com")
+
+		email_account.always_use_account_name_as_sender_name = 1
+		_patched_assertion(email_account, "_Test Email Account 1 <admin@example.com>")
+
+		email_account.always_use_account_name_as_sender_name = 0
+		email_account.always_use_account_email_id_as_sender = 1
+		_patched_assertion(email_account, '"admin@example.com" <test@example.com>')
+
+		email_account.always_use_account_name_as_sender_name = 1
+		_patched_assertion(email_account, "_Test Email Account 1 <test@example.com>")
+
 	def test_unsubscribe(self):
-		from frappe.email.doctype.email_queue.email_queue import QueueBuilder
 		from frappe.email.queue import unsubscribe
 
 		unsubscribe(doctype="User", name="Administrator", email="test@example.com")
-
 		self.assertTrue(
 			frappe.db.get_value(
 				"Email Unsubscribe",
@@ -241,10 +271,6 @@ class TestEmail(FrappeTestCase):
 			)
 		)
 
-		before = frappe.db.sql("""select count(name) from `tabEmail Queue` where status='Not Sent'""")[
-			0
-		][0]
-
 		builder = QueueBuilder(
 			recipients=["test@example.com", "test1@example.com"],
 			sender="admin@example.com",
@@ -254,13 +280,11 @@ class TestEmail(FrappeTestCase):
 			message="This is mail is queued!",
 			unsubscribe_message="Unsubscribe",
 		)
-		builder.process()
-		# this is sent async (?)
 
-		email_queue = frappe.db.sql(
-			"""select name from `tabEmail Queue` where status='Not Sent'""", as_dict=1
-		)
-		self.assertEqual(len(email_queue), before + 1)
+		# don't send right now
+		builder.process()
+
+		email_queue = frappe.db.get_value("Email Queue", {"status": "Not Sent"})
 		queue_recipients = [
 			r.recipient
 			for r in frappe.db.sql(
@@ -272,6 +296,8 @@ class TestEmail(FrappeTestCase):
 		self.assertFalse("test@example.com" in queue_recipients)
 		self.assertTrue("test1@example.com" in queue_recipients)
 		self.assertEqual(len(queue_recipients), 1)
+
+		frappe.get_doc("Email Queue", email_queue).send()
 		self.assertTrue("Unsubscribe" in frappe.safe_decode(frappe.flags.sent_mail))
 
 	def test_image_parsing(self):
@@ -322,10 +348,3 @@ class TestVerifiedRequests(FrappeTestCase):
 			set_request(method="GET", path="?" + signed_url)
 			self.assertTrue(verify_request())
 		frappe.local.request = None
-
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-	import unittest
-
-	frappe.connect()
-	unittest.main()