diff --git a/src/Domain/Messaging/MessageHandler/CampaignProcessorMessageHandler.php b/src/Domain/Messaging/MessageHandler/CampaignProcessorMessageHandler.php
index 12d45c30..f5154563 100644
--- a/src/Domain/Messaging/MessageHandler/CampaignProcessorMessageHandler.php
+++ b/src/Domain/Messaging/MessageHandler/CampaignProcessorMessageHandler.php
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 namespace PhpList\Core\Domain\Messaging\MessageHandler;
 
 use Doctrine\ORM\EntityManagerInterface;
+use PhpList\Core\Domain\Configuration\Service\UserPersonalizer;
 use PhpList\Core\Domain\Messaging\Exception\MessageSizeLimitExceededException;
 use PhpList\Core\Domain\Messaging\Message\CampaignProcessorMessage;
 use PhpList\Core\Domain\Messaging\Message\SyncCampaignProcessorMessage;
@@ -56,6 +57,7 @@ public function __construct(
         private readonly EventLogManager $eventLogManager,
         private readonly MessageDataManager $messageDataManager,
         private readonly MessagePrecacheService $precacheService,
+        private readonly UserPersonalizer $userPersonalizer,
         ?int $maxMailSize = null,
     ) {
         $this->maxMailSize = $maxMailSize ?? 0;
@@ -159,6 +161,8 @@ private function handleEmailSending(
         Message\MessageContent $precachedContent,
     ): void {
         $processed = $this->messagePreparator->processMessageLinks($campaign->getId(), $precachedContent, $subscriber);
+        $processed->setText($this->userPersonalizer->personalize($processed->getText(), $subscriber->getEmail()));
+        $processed->setFooter($this->userPersonalizer->personalize($processed->getFooter(), $subscriber->getEmail()));
 
         try {
             $email = $this->mailer->composeEmail($campaign, $subscriber, $processed);
diff --git a/src/Domain/Messaging/Service/MessageProcessingPreparator.php b/src/Domain/Messaging/Service/MessageProcessingPreparator.php
index aee1d9e7..549a439e 100644
--- a/src/Domain/Messaging/Service/MessageProcessingPreparator.php
+++ b/src/Domain/Messaging/Service/MessageProcessingPreparator.php
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@
 namespace PhpList\Core\Domain\Messaging\Service;
 
 use PhpList\Core\Domain\Analytics\Service\LinkTrackService;
-use PhpList\Core\Domain\Configuration\Service\UserPersonalizer;
-use PhpList\Core\Domain\Messaging\Model\Message;
 use PhpList\Core\Domain\Messaging\Model\Message\MessageContent;
 use PhpList\Core\Domain\Messaging\Repository\MessageRepository;
 use PhpList\Core\Domain\Subscription\Model\Subscriber;
@@ -24,7 +22,6 @@ public function __construct(
         private readonly MessageRepository $messageRepository,
         private readonly LinkTrackService $linkTrackService,
         private readonly TranslatorInterface $translator,
-        private readonly UserPersonalizer $userPersonalizer,
     ) {
     }
 
@@ -78,16 +75,14 @@ public function processMessageLinks(
 
         $htmlText = $content->getText();
         $footer = $content->getFooter();
-        // todo: check other configured data that should be used in mail formatting/creation
+        // todo: check if getTextMessage should replace links as well
         if ($htmlText !== null) {
             $htmlText = $this->replaceLinks($savedLinks, $htmlText);
-            $htmlText = $this->userPersonalizer->personalize($htmlText, $subscriber->getEmail());
             $content->setText($htmlText);
         }
 
         if ($footer !== null) {
             $footer = $this->replaceLinks($savedLinks, $footer);
-            $footer = $this->userPersonalizer->personalize($footer, $subscriber->getEmail());
             $content->setFooter($footer);
         }
 
diff --git a/src/Domain/Messaging/Service/RateLimitedCampaignMailer.php b/src/Domain/Messaging/Service/RateLimitedCampaignMailer.php
index de2b73c1..97027d16 100644
--- a/src/Domain/Messaging/Service/RateLimitedCampaignMailer.php
+++ b/src/Domain/Messaging/Service/RateLimitedCampaignMailer.php
@@ -20,23 +20,26 @@ public function __construct(MailerInterface $mailer, SendRateLimiter $limiter)
         $this->limiter = $limiter;
     }
 
-    public function composeEmail(Message $processed, Subscriber $subscriber, Message\MessageContent $content): Email
-    {
+    public function composeEmail(
+        Message $message,
+        Subscriber $subscriber,
+        Message\MessageContent $processedContent,
+    ): Email {
         $email = new Email();
-        if ($processed->getOptions()->getFromField() !== '') {
-            $email->from($processed->getOptions()->getFromField());
+        if ($message->getOptions()->getFromField() !== '') {
+            $email->from($message->getOptions()->getFromField());
         }
 
-        if ($processed->getOptions()->getReplyTo() !== '') {
-            $email->replyTo($processed->getOptions()->getReplyTo());
+        if ($message->getOptions()->getReplyTo() !== '') {
+            $email->replyTo($message->getOptions()->getReplyTo());
         }
 
         return $email
             ->to($subscriber->getEmail())
-            ->subject($content->getSubject())
+            ->subject($processedContent->getSubject())
             // todo: check HTML2Text functionality
-            ->text($content->getTextMessage())
-            ->html($content->getText());
+            ->text($processedContent->getTextMessage())
+            ->html($processedContent->getText());
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/tests/Unit/Domain/Messaging/MessageHandler/CampaignProcessorMessageHandlerTest.php b/tests/Unit/Domain/Messaging/MessageHandler/CampaignProcessorMessageHandlerTest.php
index a565f558..0e61d5dd 100644
--- a/tests/Unit/Domain/Messaging/MessageHandler/CampaignProcessorMessageHandlerTest.php
+++ b/tests/Unit/Domain/Messaging/MessageHandler/CampaignProcessorMessageHandlerTest.php
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 use Doctrine\ORM\EntityManagerInterface;
 use Exception;
 use PhpList\Core\Domain\Configuration\Service\Manager\EventLogManager;
+use PhpList\Core\Domain\Configuration\Service\UserPersonalizer;
 use PhpList\Core\Domain\Messaging\Message\CampaignProcessorMessage;
 use PhpList\Core\Domain\Messaging\MessageHandler\CampaignProcessorMessageHandler;
 use PhpList\Core\Domain\Messaging\Model\Message;
@@ -57,10 +58,18 @@ protected function setUp(): void
         $requeueHandler = $this->createMock(RequeueHandler::class);
         $this->translator = $this->createMock(Translator::class);
         $this->precacheService = $this->createMock(MessagePrecacheService::class);
+        $userPersonalizer = $this->createMock(UserPersonalizer::class);
 
         $timeLimiter->method('start');
         $timeLimiter->method('shouldStop')->willReturn(false);
 
+        // Ensure personalization returns original text so assertions on replaced links remain valid
+        $userPersonalizer
+            ->method('personalize')
+            ->willReturnCallback(function (string $text) {
+                return $text;
+            });
+
         $this->handler = new CampaignProcessorMessageHandler(
             mailer: $this->mailer,
             entityManager: $this->entityManager,
@@ -77,6 +86,7 @@ protected function setUp(): void
             eventLogManager: $this->createMock(EventLogManager::class),
             messageDataManager: $this->createMock(MessageDataManager::class),
             precacheService: $this->precacheService,
+            userPersonalizer: $userPersonalizer,
             maxMailSize: 0,
         );
     }
@@ -166,6 +176,8 @@ public function testInvokeWithValidSubscriberEmail(): void
     {
         $campaign = $this->createMock(Message::class);
         $content = $this->createContentMock();
+        $content->method('getText')->willReturn('<p>Test HTML message</p>');
+        $content->method('getFooter')->willReturn('<p>Test footer message</p>');
         $campaign->method('getContent')->willReturn($content);
         $metadata = $this->createMock(MessageMetadata::class);
         $campaign->method('getMetadata')->willReturn($metadata);
@@ -225,6 +237,8 @@ public function testInvokeWithMailerException(): void
     {
         $campaign = $this->createMock(Message::class);
         $content = $this->createContentMock();
+        $content->method('getText')->willReturn('<p>Test HTML message</p>');
+        $content->method('getFooter')->willReturn('<p>Test footer message</p>');
         $metadata = $this->createMock(MessageMetadata::class);
         $campaign->method('getContent')->willReturn($content);
         $campaign->method('getMetadata')->willReturn($metadata);
@@ -278,6 +292,8 @@ public function testInvokeWithMultipleSubscribers(): void
     {
         $campaign = $this->createCampaignMock();
         $content = $this->createContentMock();
+        $content->method('getText')->willReturn('<p>Test HTML message</p>');
+        $content->method('getFooter')->willReturn('<p>Test footer message</p>');
         $metadata = $this->createMock(MessageMetadata::class);
         $campaign->method('getMetadata')->willReturn($metadata);
         $campaign->method('getId')->willReturn(1);
diff --git a/tests/Unit/Domain/Messaging/Service/MessageProcessingPreparatorTest.php b/tests/Unit/Domain/Messaging/Service/MessageProcessingPreparatorTest.php
index b7530895..9ba29c46 100644
--- a/tests/Unit/Domain/Messaging/Service/MessageProcessingPreparatorTest.php
+++ b/tests/Unit/Domain/Messaging/Service/MessageProcessingPreparatorTest.php
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 
 use PhpList\Core\Domain\Analytics\Model\LinkTrack;
 use PhpList\Core\Domain\Analytics\Service\LinkTrackService;
-use PhpList\Core\Domain\Configuration\Service\UserPersonalizer;
 use PhpList\Core\Domain\Messaging\Model\Message\MessageContent;
 use PhpList\Core\Domain\Messaging\Repository\MessageRepository;
 use PhpList\Core\Domain\Messaging\Service\MessageProcessingPreparator;
@@ -23,7 +22,6 @@ class MessageProcessingPreparatorTest extends TestCase
     private SubscriberRepository&MockObject $subscriberRepository;
     private MessageRepository&MockObject $messageRepository;
     private LinkTrackService&MockObject $linkTrackService;
-    private UserPersonalizer&MockObject $userPersonalizer;
     private OutputInterface&MockObject $output;
     private MessageProcessingPreparator $preparator;
 
@@ -32,13 +30,6 @@ protected function setUp(): void
         $this->subscriberRepository = $this->createMock(SubscriberRepository::class);
         $this->messageRepository = $this->createMock(MessageRepository::class);
         $this->linkTrackService = $this->createMock(LinkTrackService::class);
-        $this->userPersonalizer = $this->createMock(UserPersonalizer::class);
-        // Ensure personalization returns original text so assertions on replaced links remain valid
-        $this->userPersonalizer
-            ->method('personalize')
-            ->willReturnCallback(function (string $text) {
-                return $text;
-            });
         $this->output = $this->createMock(OutputInterface::class);
 
         $this->preparator = new MessageProcessingPreparator(
@@ -46,7 +37,6 @@ protected function setUp(): void
             messageRepository: $this->messageRepository,
             linkTrackService: $this->linkTrackService,
             translator: new Translator('en'),
-            userPersonalizer: $this->userPersonalizer,
         );
     }