diff --git a/.changeset/tall-groups-behave.md b/.changeset/tall-groups-behave.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d388b6a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/tall-groups-behave.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@devgateway/dvz-ui-react": patch
+---
+
+Fix newsletter request body to include the list and tag
diff --git a/packages/dvz-ui/src/embeddable/newsletter/README.md b/packages/dvz-ui/src/embeddable/newsletter/README.md
index 6d5d073f..62b17dc4 100644
--- a/packages/dvz-ui/src/embeddable/newsletter/README.md
+++ b/packages/dvz-ui/src/embeddable/newsletter/README.md
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ An embeddable React component that renders a Mailchimp newsletter subscription f
 | `successmessage` | string | `"Thanks"` | Message displayed on successful subscription |
 | `failuremessage` | string | `"Something didn't go well"` | Message displayed on failed subscription |
 | `editing` | boolean | — | When truthy, shows both success and error messages simultaneously (editor preview) |
-| `email` *(Redux)* | string | — | Current email input value (managed via Redux store) |
 | `status` *(Redux)* | string | — | Subscription status: `"OK"` or `"ERROR"` |
 
 ## Usage Example
diff --git a/packages/dvz-ui/src/embeddable/newsletter/index.jsx b/packages/dvz-ui/src/embeddable/newsletter/index.jsx
index ecb6cf9a..e2b5703f 100644
--- a/packages/dvz-ui/src/embeddable/newsletter/index.jsx
+++ b/packages/dvz-ui/src/embeddable/newsletter/index.jsx
@@ -7,14 +7,6 @@ const expresion = /^\w+([\.-]?\w+)*@\w+([\.-]?\w+)*(\.\w{2,3})+$/;
 
 
 const Index = (props) => {
-
-    const submit = () => {
-        const list = props["data-list"];
-        const tag = props["data-tag"];
-        const {email} = props;
-        props.onSubmit({email, list, tag})
-    }
-
     const {
         status,
         editing,
@@ -24,9 +16,15 @@ const Index = (props) => {
         "data-failure-message": failuremessage = "Something didn't go well",
         "data-label": label = "Send",
         "data-tag": tag,
-        email,
-        onChange
-    } = props
+    } = props;
+
+    const [email, setEmail] = React.useState("")
+
+    const submit = () => {
+        if (!expresion.test(email)) return
+        props.onSubmit({email, list, tag})
+    }
+
 
     let message = ""
 
@@ -46,7 +44,7 @@ const Index = (props) => {
     return <div className="viz newsLetter">
         <div className="viz newsLetter form">
             <Input icon='envelope' name="email" value={email}
-                   onChange={(e, target) => onChange(target.value)}
+                   onChange={(e, target) => setEmail(target.value)}
                    iconPosition='left'
                    placeholder={placeholder}/>
             <Button disabled={!valid} primary onClick={e => submit()}>{label}</Button>