diff --git a/app/main/views/send.py b/app/main/views/send.py
index 180ad4c3a..2ba60de23 100644
--- a/app/main/views/send.py
+++ b/app/main/views/send.py
@@ -275,6 +275,8 @@ def remove_notify_from_sender_options(sender_details):
 
 
 def verify_sender_options(sender):
+    if sender.get("sms_sender") in ["Notify.gov", "US Notify"] and sender["is_default"]:
+        return True
     if sender.get("sms_sender") not in ["Notify.gov", "US Notify"]:
         return True
 
diff --git a/tests/app/main/views/test_send.py b/tests/app/main/views/test_send.py
index 2870f4599..0d9c896e4 100644
--- a/tests/app/main/views/test_send.py
+++ b/tests/app/main/views/test_send.py
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ def test_usnotify_and_notifygov_sms_sender_removal_if_default(sender_data, mocke
 
     sender_details = remove_notify_from_sender_options(sender_data)
 
-    assert len(sender_details) == 2
+    assert len(sender_details) == 3
 
 
 def test_that_test_files_exist():