diff --git a/frappe/email/doctype/email_queue/email_queue.py b/frappe/email/doctype/email_queue/email_queue.py
index c10494b0d9..d254c87a0a 100644
--- a/frappe/email/doctype/email_queue/email_queue.py
+++ b/frappe/email/doctype/email_queue/email_queue.py
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ class SendMailContext:
 		# Note: smtp session will have to be manually closed
 		self.retain_smtp_session = bool(smtp_server_instance)
 
-		self.sent_to = [rec.recipient for rec in self.queue_doc.recipients if rec.is_main_sent()]
+		self.sent_to = [rec.recipient for rec in self.queue_doc.recipients if rec.is_mail_sent()]
 
 	def __enter__(self):
 		self.queue_doc.update_status(status="Sending", commit=True)
@@ -213,7 +213,6 @@ class SendMailContext:
 		exceptions = [
 			smtplib.SMTPServerDisconnected,
 			smtplib.SMTPAuthenticationError,
-			smtplib.SMTPRecipientsRefused,
 			smtplib.SMTPConnectError,
 			smtplib.SMTPHeloError,
 			JobTimeoutException,
diff --git a/frappe/email/doctype/email_queue_recipient/email_queue_recipient.py b/frappe/email/doctype/email_queue_recipient/email_queue_recipient.py
index bcb8d9b05d..705075a862 100644
--- a/frappe/email/doctype/email_queue_recipient/email_queue_recipient.py
+++ b/frappe/email/doctype/email_queue_recipient/email_queue_recipient.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ class EmailQueueRecipient(Document):
 	def is_mail_to_be_sent(self):
 		return self.status == "Not Sent"
 
-	def is_main_sent(self):
+	def is_mail_sent(self):
 		return self.status == "Sent"
 
 	def update_db(self, commit=False, **kwargs):