diff --git a/misc/cronjobs/automatic_renewals.pl b/misc/cronjobs/automatic_renewals.pl
index b21f9a42e2..c954aa9714 100755
--- a/misc/cronjobs/automatic_renewals.pl
+++ b/misc/cronjobs/automatic_renewals.pl
@@ -179,15 +179,15 @@ while ( my $auto_renew = $auto_renews->next ) {
         }
     }
 
-    if ( $borrower_preferences && $borrower_preferences->{transports} && $borrower_preferences->{transports}->{email} && $borrower_preferences->{'wants_digest'} ) {
+    if ( $error ne 'auto_too_soon' && $borrower_preferences && $borrower_preferences->{transports} && $borrower_preferences->{transports}->{email} && $borrower_preferences->{'wants_digest'} ) {
         # cache this one to process after we've run through all of the items.
         if ($digest_per_branch) {
             $renew_digest->{ $auto_renew->branchcode }->{ $auto_renew->borrowernumber }->{success}++ if $error eq 'auto_renew';
-            $renew_digest->{ $auto_renew->branchcode }->{ $auto_renew->borrowernumber }->{error}++ unless $error eq 'auto_renew' || $error eq 'auto_too_soon' ;
+            $renew_digest->{ $auto_renew->branchcode }->{ $auto_renew->borrowernumber }->{error}++ unless $error eq 'auto_renew';
             push @{$renew_digest->{ $auto_renew->branchcode }->{ $auto_renew->borrowernumber }->{issues}}, $auto_renew->itemnumber;
         } else {
             $renew_digest->{ $auto_renew->borrowernumber }->{success} ++ if $error eq 'auto_renew';
-            $renew_digest->{ $auto_renew->borrowernumber }->{error}++ unless $error eq 'auto_renew' || $error eq 'auto_too_soon' ;
+            $renew_digest->{ $auto_renew->borrowernumber }->{error}++ unless $error eq 'auto_renew';
             push @{$renew_digest->{ $auto_renew->borrowernumber }->{issues}}, $auto_renew->itemnumber;
         }
     }