diff --git a/hc/api/tests/test_email_webhook.py b/hc/api/tests/test_email_webhook.py
index 431d17c8..8f7ae9bc 100644
--- a/hc/api/tests/test_email_webhook.py
+++ b/hc/api/tests/test_email_webhook.py
@@ -15,7 +15,10 @@ class EmailTestCase(TestCase):
             "event": "inbound",
             "msg": {
                 "raw_msg": "This is raw message",
-                "to": ["somewhere@example.com", "%s@example.com" % check.code]
+                "to": [
+                    ["somewhere@example.com", "Somebody"],
+                    ["%s@example.com" % check.code, "Healthchecks"]
+                ]
             }
         }]
 
@@ -29,3 +32,7 @@ class EmailTestCase(TestCase):
         pings = list(Ping.objects.all())
         assert pings[0].scheme == "email"
         assert pings[0].body == "This is raw message"
+
+    def test_it_rejects_get(self):
+        r = self.client.get("/handle_email/")
+        assert r.status_code == 400
diff --git a/hc/api/views.py b/hc/api/views.py
index 9b6b4aef..8cde1dec 100644
--- a/hc/api/views.py
+++ b/hc/api/views.py
@@ -40,10 +40,13 @@ def ping(request, code):
 
 @csrf_exempt
 def handle_email(request):
+    if request.method != "POST":
+        return HttpResponseBadRequest()
+
     events = json.loads(request.POST["mandrill_events"])
     for event in events:
-        for to_address in event["msg"]["to"]:
-            code, domain = to_address.split("@")
+        for recipient_address, recipient_name in event["msg"]["to"]:
+            code, domain = recipient_address.split("@")
             try:
                 check = Check.objects.get(code=code)
             except ValueError: