diff --git a/app/delivery/send_to_providers.py b/app/delivery/send_to_providers.py
index db0b92f01f..e39872bcb0 100644
--- a/app/delivery/send_to_providers.py
+++ b/app/delivery/send_to_providers.py
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ def check_service_over_bounce_rate(service_id: str):
         )
 
 
-def mime_encoded_word_syntax(charset="utf-8", encoding="B", encoded_text="") -> str:
+def mime_encoded_word_syntax(encoded_text="", charset="utf-8", encoding="B") -> str:
     """MIME encoded-word syntax is a way to encode non-ASCII characters in email headers.
     It is described here:
     https://docs.aws.amazon.com/ses/latest/dg/send-email-raw.html#send-email-mime-encoding-headers
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ def get_from_address(friendly_from: str, email_from: str, sending_domain: str) -
     name using MIME encoded-word syntax, as described in Sending raw email using the Amazon SES API."
     """
     friendly_from_b64 = base64.b64encode(friendly_from.encode()).decode("utf-8")
-    friendly_from_mime = mime_encoded_word_syntax(charset="utf-8", encoding="B", encoded_text=friendly_from_b64)
+    friendly_from_mime = mime_encoded_word_syntax(encoded_text=friendly_from_b64, charset="utf-8", encoding="B")
     return f'"{friendly_from_mime}" <{unidecode(email_from)}@{unidecode(sending_domain)}>'
 
 
diff --git a/tests/app/delivery/test_send_to_providers.py b/tests/app/delivery/test_send_to_providers.py
index 7054f6ea5d..1483603838 100644
--- a/tests/app/delivery/test_send_to_providers.py
+++ b/tests/app/delivery/test_send_to_providers.py
@@ -1221,3 +1221,17 @@ def test_check_service_over_bounce_rate_normal(self, mocker: MockFixture, notify
             mock_logger = mocker.patch("app.notifications.validators.current_app.logger.warning")
             assert send_to_providers.check_service_over_bounce_rate(fake_uuid) is None
             mock_logger.assert_not_called()
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("encoded_text, charset, encoding, expected", 
+    [
+        ("hello_world", "utf-8", "B", "=?utf-8?B?hello_world?="),
+        ("hello_world", "utf-8", "Q", "=?utf-8?Q?hello_world?="),
+        ("hello_world2", "utf-8", "B", "=?utf-8?B?hello_world2?="),
+    ],
+)
+def test_mime_encoded_word_syntax_encoding(encoded_text, charset, encoding, expected):
+        result = send_to_providers.mime_encoded_word_syntax(
+            encoded_text=encoded_text, charset=charset, encoding=encoding
+        )
+        assert result ==  expected