diff --git a/moto/ses/responses.py b/moto/ses/responses.py
index 62893094a..8c9dc8f75 100644
--- a/moto/ses/responses.py
+++ b/moto/ses/responses.py
@@ -292,20 +292,22 @@ SET_IDENTITY_NOTIFICATION_TOPIC_RESPONSE = """<SetIdentityNotificationTopicRespo
 </SetIdentityNotificationTopicResponse>"""
 
 GET_SEND_STATISTICS = """<GetSendStatisticsResponse xmlns="http://ses.amazonaws.com/doc/2010-12-01/">
-  <SendDataPoints>
-    {% for statistics in all_statistics %}
-        <item>
-            <DeliveryAttempts>{{ statistics["DeliveryAttempts"] }}</DeliveryAttempts>
-            <Rejects>{{ statistics["Rejects"] }}</Rejects>
-            <Bounces>{{ statistics["Bounces"] }}</Bounces>
-            <Complaints>{{ statistics["Complaints"] }}</Complaints>
-            <Timestamp>{{ statistics["Timestamp"] }}</Timestamp>
-        </item>
-    {% endfor %}
-  </SendDataPoints>
-  <ResponseMetadata>
-    <RequestId>e0abcdfa-c866-11e0-b6d0-273d09173z49</RequestId>
-  </ResponseMetadata>
+  <GetSendStatisticsResult>
+      <SendDataPoints>
+        {% for statistics in all_statistics %}
+            <item>
+                <DeliveryAttempts>{{ statistics["DeliveryAttempts"] }}</DeliveryAttempts>
+                <Rejects>{{ statistics["Rejects"] }}</Rejects>
+                <Bounces>{{ statistics["Bounces"] }}</Bounces>
+                <Complaints>{{ statistics["Complaints"] }}</Complaints>
+                <Timestamp>{{ statistics["Timestamp"] }}</Timestamp>
+            </item>
+        {% endfor %}
+      </SendDataPoints>
+      <ResponseMetadata>
+        <RequestId>e0abcdfa-c866-11e0-b6d0-273d09173z49</RequestId>
+      </ResponseMetadata>
+  </GetSendStatisticsResult>
 </GetSendStatisticsResponse>"""
 
 CREATE_CONFIGURATION_SET = """<CreateConfigurationSetResponse xmlns="http://ses.amazonaws.com/doc/2010-12-01/">
diff --git a/tests/test_ses/test_ses.py b/tests/test_ses/test_ses.py
index 719e4ede9..ce0062974 100644
--- a/tests/test_ses/test_ses.py
+++ b/tests/test_ses/test_ses.py
@@ -145,10 +145,14 @@ def test_get_send_statistics():
     result = conn.get_send_statistics()
 
     reject_count = int(
-        result["GetSendStatisticsResponse"]["SendDataPoints"][0]["Rejects"]
+        result["GetSendStatisticsResponse"]["GetSendStatisticsResult"][
+            "SendDataPoints"
+        ][0]["Rejects"]
     )
     delivery_count = int(
-        result["GetSendStatisticsResponse"]["SendDataPoints"][0]["DeliveryAttempts"]
+        result["GetSendStatisticsResponse"]["GetSendStatisticsResult"][
+            "SendDataPoints"
+        ][0]["DeliveryAttempts"]
     )
     reject_count.should.equal(1)
     delivery_count.should.equal(0)
@@ -162,10 +166,14 @@ def test_get_send_statistics():
     result = conn.get_send_statistics()
 
     reject_count = int(
-        result["GetSendStatisticsResponse"]["SendDataPoints"][0]["Rejects"]
+        result["GetSendStatisticsResponse"]["GetSendStatisticsResult"][
+            "SendDataPoints"
+        ][0]["Rejects"]
     )
     delivery_count = int(
-        result["GetSendStatisticsResponse"]["SendDataPoints"][0]["DeliveryAttempts"]
+        result["GetSendStatisticsResponse"]["GetSendStatisticsResult"][
+            "SendDataPoints"
+        ][0]["DeliveryAttempts"]
     )
     reject_count.should.equal(1)
     delivery_count.should.equal(1)