diff --git a/frappe/email/bulk.py b/frappe/email/bulk.py
index e88908c2a1..b18d888d9e 100644
--- a/frappe/email/bulk.py
+++ b/frappe/email/bulk.py
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ def flush(from_test=False):
 		from_test = True
 
 	frappe.db.sql("""update `tabBulk Email` set status='Expired'
-		where datediff(curdate(), creation) > 3""", auto_commit=auto_commit)
+		where datediff(curdate(), creation) > 3 and status='Not Sent'""", auto_commit=auto_commit)
 
 	for i in xrange(500):
 		email = frappe.db.sql("""select * from `tabBulk Email` where
@@ -281,8 +281,9 @@ def flush(from_test=False):
 			frappe.db.sql("""update `tabBulk Email` set status='Error', error=%s
 				where name=%s""", (unicode(e), email["name"]), auto_commit=auto_commit)
 
-		finally:
-			frappe.db.commit()
+		# NOTE: removing commit here because we pass auto_commit
+		# finally:
+		# 	frappe.db.commit()
 
 def clear_outbox():
 	"""Remove mails older than 31 days in Outbox. Called daily via scheduler."""
diff --git a/frappe/email/doctype/bulk_email/bulk_email.json b/frappe/email/doctype/bulk_email/bulk_email.json
index 6db7b58c03..b84f496968 100644
--- a/frappe/email/doctype/bulk_email/bulk_email.json
+++ b/frappe/email/doctype/bulk_email/bulk_email.json
@@ -1,257 +1,257 @@
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- "allow_copy": 0, 
- "allow_import": 0, 
- "allow_rename": 0, 
- "autoname": "hash", 
- "creation": "2012-08-02 15:17:28", 
- "custom": 0, 
- "description": "Bulk Email records.", 
- "docstatus": 0, 
- "doctype": "DocType", 
- "document_type": "System", 
+ "allow_copy": 0,
+ "allow_import": 0,
+ "allow_rename": 0,
+ "autoname": "hash",
+ "creation": "2012-08-02 15:17:28",
+ "custom": 0,
+ "description": "Bulk Email records.",
+ "docstatus": 0,
+ "doctype": "DocType",
+ "document_type": "System",
  "fields": [
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-   "read_only": 0, 
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-   "set_only_once": 0, 
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-  }, 
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-  }, 
+  },
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-  }, 
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- "modified": "2015-11-16 06:29:43.089602", 
- "modified_by": "Administrator", 
- "module": "Email", 
- "name": "Bulk Email", 
- "owner": "Administrator", 
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+ "modified": "2015-12-24 06:29:43.089602",
+ "modified_by": "Administrator",
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