Abstract: An improved work-up of aqueous mother liquors which originate from the oxidative preparation of benzothiazolylsulphenamides and which contain unreacted amine or a low-boiling alcohol employed as solubilizer, or both, the work-up being carried out in such a fashion that the mother liquor is saturated by additives until two phases form, the phases are separated from one another, the aqueous phase is extracted with further alcohol or amine, amine, alcohol and the extracted components are isolated from the combined organic phases, and amine or alcohol dissolved in the aqueous phase is removed therefrom by distillation.