diff --git a/app/main/views/service_settings.py b/app/main/views/service_settings.py
index b813b4f5a..a57696375 100644
--- a/app/main/views/service_settings.py
+++ b/app/main/views/service_settings.py
@@ -1,14 +1,30 @@
 from flask import (
-    render_template, redirect, request, url_for, abort, session)
-from flask_login import (login_required, current_user)
+    render_template,
+    redirect,
+    request,
+    url_for,
+    abort,
+    session,
+    flash
+)
+
+from flask_login import (
+    login_required,
+    current_user
+)
+
+from notifications_python_client.errors import HTTPError
+
+from app.main.dao.services_dao import (
+    get_service_by_id,
+    delete_service,
+    update_service
+)
 
 from app.main import main
 from app.utils import user_has_permissions
-from app.main.dao.services_dao import (
-    get_service_by_id, delete_service, update_service)
 from app.main.dao.users_dao import verify_password
 from app.main.forms import ConfirmPasswordForm, ServiceNameForm
-from notifications_python_client.errors import HTTPError
 
 
 @main.route("/services/<service_id>/service-settings")
@@ -102,8 +118,8 @@ def service_request_to_go_live(service_id):
             service_id=service_id
         )
     elif request.method == 'POST':
-        service['restricted']
-        update_service(service)
+        flash('Thanks your request to go live is being processed', 'default')
+        # TODO implement whatever this action would do in the real world
         return redirect(url_for('.service_settings', service_id=service_id))
 
 
diff --git a/tests/app/main/views/test_service_settings.py b/tests/app/main/views/test_service_settings.py
index 7d9f52822..f0210dd7e 100644
--- a/tests/app/main/views/test_service_settings.py
+++ b/tests/app/main/views/test_service_settings.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-from flask import (url_for, session)
+from flask import url_for
 from tests import validate_route_permission
+from bs4 import BeautifulSoup
 
 
 def test_should_show_overview(app_,
@@ -134,7 +135,6 @@ def test_should_show_request_to_go_live(app_,
 def test_should_redirect_after_request_to_go_live(app_,
                                                   api_user_active,
                                                   mock_get_service,
-                                                  mock_update_service,
                                                   mock_get_user,
                                                   mock_get_user_by_email,
                                                   mock_login,
@@ -151,7 +151,16 @@ def test_should_redirect_after_request_to_go_live(app_,
             'main.service_settings', service_id=service_id, _external=True)
         assert settings_url == response.location
         assert mock_get_service.called
-        assert mock_update_service.called
+
+        with app_.test_client() as client:
+            client.login(api_user_active)
+            service_id = 123
+            response = client.post(url_for(
+                'main.service_request_to_go_live', service_id=service_id), follow_redirects=True)
+
+        page = BeautifulSoup(response.data.decode('utf-8'), 'html.parser')
+        flash_banner = page.find('div', class_='banner-default').string.strip()
+        assert flash_banner == 'Thanks your request to go live is being processed'
 
 
 def test_should_show_status_page(app_,