diff --git a/bundles/icinga2/files/icinga2/services_template.conf b/bundles/icinga2/files/icinga2/services_template.conf
index 1450bfe..76a8ff0 100644
--- a/bundles/icinga2/files/icinga2/services_template.conf
+++ b/bundles/icinga2/files/icinga2/services_template.conf
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ object Service "${service}" {
   import "generic-service"
   host_name = "${node_data.name}"
 %         for k, v in sorted(config.items()):
-%             if k != 'import' and k != 'command_on_monitored_host':
+%             if k not in {'import', 'command_on_monitored_host'} and not k.startswith('vars.notification'):
 %                 if isinstance(v, bool) or isinstance(v, int) or k in ["check_interval", "retry_interval"]:
   ${k} = ${str(v).lower()}
 %                 elif isinstance(v, list):
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ object Service "${service}" {
 %         endfor
   vars.bundle = "${bundle_name}"
   vars.notification.sms = ${str(config.get('vars.notification.sms', False)).lower()}
+  vars.notification.mail = ${str(config.get('vars.notification.mail', False)).lower()}
 }
 %     endfor
 % endfor
diff --git a/bundles/icinga2/metadata.py b/bundles/icinga2/metadata.py
index 91ce91d..25571ed 100644
--- a/bundles/icinga2/metadata.py
+++ b/bundles/icinga2/metadata.py
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ defaults = {
                 'SIPGATE ACCOUNT BALANCE': {
                     'check_command': 'check_sipgate_account_balance',
                     'check_interval': '30m',
+                    'vars.notification.mail': True,
                 },
             },
         },