diff --git a/app/helpers/emails_helper.rb b/app/helpers/emails_helper.rb
index 3beddff920665937acefc145ef4d9cc96615720c..a6d9e37ac760de72c5a4b3b9f2396afa0462b467 100644
--- a/app/helpers/emails_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/emails_helper.rb
@@ -54,7 +54,10 @@ module EmailsHelper
 
   def header_logo
     if brand_item && brand_item.header_logo?
-      brand_header_logo
+      image_tag(
+        brand_item.header_logo,
+        style: 'height: 50px'
+      )
     else
       image_tag(
         image_url('mailers/gitlab_header_logo.gif'),
diff --git a/spec/helpers/emails_helper_spec.rb b/spec/helpers/emails_helper_spec.rb
index b9519e387eb8d33a02fcc76522aa24aedf85a6b3..cd112dbb2fbf94a14f5098bb9bc9f034697f265d 100644
--- a/spec/helpers/emails_helper_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/helpers/emails_helper_spec.rb
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ describe EmailsHelper do
         )
 
         expect(header_logo).to eq(
-          %{<img src="/uploads/appearance/header_logo/#{appearance.id}/dk.png" alt="Dk" />}
+          %{<img style="height: 50px" src="/uploads/appearance/header_logo/#{appearance.id}/dk.png" alt="Dk" />}
         )
       end
     end