diff --git a/src/relay_minitest/test_relay.py b/src/relay_minitest/test_relay.py
index 8ac12e4..b350da1 100644
--- a/src/relay_minitest/test_relay.py
+++ b/src/relay_minitest/test_relay.py
@@ -102,26 +102,27 @@ def test_one_on_one_smtp_only(self, cmfactory, cmfactory2, relayadmin2, lp):
         msg2 = ac2.wait_for_incoming_msg()
         assert msg2.get_snapshot().text == "should still arrive over smtp"
 
-
 def test_hide_senders_ip_address(cmfactory, ssl_context):
     public_ip = requests.get("http://icanhazip.com").content.decode().strip()
     assert ipaddress.ip_address(public_ip)
 
     user1, user2 = cmfactory.get_online_accounts(2)
+    user2.set_config("bcc_self", "1")
     chat = cmfactory.get_accepted_chat(user1, user2)
 
     chat.send_text("testing submission header cleanup")
     user2.wait_for_incoming_msg()
+
     addr = user2.get_config("addr")
     host = addr.split("@")[1].strip("[]")
     pw = user2.get_config("mail_pw")
     mailbox = imap_tools.MailBox(host, ssl_context=ssl_context)
     mailbox.login(addr, pw)
     msgs = list(mailbox.fetch(mark_seen=False))
+
     assert msgs, "expected at least one message"
     assert public_ip not in msgs[0].obj.as_string()
 
-
 def test_unencrypted_rejection(cmsetup, lp):
     """Test that unencrypted messages are rejected by the relay."""
     lp.sec("creating users")