# Why did Stripe not send an email receipt for my successfully paid Invoice?

Stripe will send an email receipt for an Invoice automatically when all of the following are true:
* The “Email customers about successful payments” [Dashboard setting](https://dashboard.stripe.com/settings/emails) **is enabled.**
* The Invoice was created in **live mode**. Email receipts are not sent automatically in test mode.
* A **charge/payment was actually made** for the Invoice. When the amount owed for an Invoice is less than [the minimum allowed charge](https://stripe.com/docs/currencies#minimum-and-maximum-charge-amounts) for the Invoice's currency, the Invoice is automatically marked as paid without a payment method being charged. The amount due is instead added to the [Customer’s credit balance](https://stripe.com/docs/billing/customer/balance) and is applied to the next Invoice.
* The associated **Customer has an** [email](https://stripe.com/docs/api/customers/object#customer_object-email) set when the Invoice is finalized.