diff --git a/app/main/views/dashboard.py b/app/main/views/dashboard.py
index c200e11f6..60c24e2f4 100644
--- a/app/main/views/dashboard.py
+++ b/app/main/views/dashboard.py
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ def service_dashboard(service_id):
     return render_template(
         'views/dashboard/dashboard.html',
         updates_url=url_for(".service_dashboard_updates", service_id=service_id),
+        templates=service_api_client.get_service_templates(service_id)['data'],
         partials=get_dashboard_partials(service_id)
     )
 
diff --git a/app/templates/views/dashboard/dashboard.html b/app/templates/views/dashboard/dashboard.html
index d51f3c364..536476cbb 100644
--- a/app/templates/views/dashboard/dashboard.html
+++ b/app/templates/views/dashboard/dashboard.html
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
   <div class="dashboard">
 
     <h1 class="visuallyhidden">Dashboard</h1>
-
     {% if current_user.has_permissions(['manage_templates'], admin_override=True) %}
       {% if not templates %}
         {% include 'views/dashboard/write-first-messages.html' %}
diff --git a/app/templates/views/dashboard/write-first-messages.html b/app/templates/views/dashboard/write-first-messages.html
index ad5f61465..3fe87f68a 100644
--- a/app/templates/views/dashboard/write-first-messages.html
+++ b/app/templates/views/dashboard/write-first-messages.html
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     </div>
     <div class="column-half">
       {% call banner_wrapper(type="mode") %}
-        <a href="{{ url_for('.choose_template', service_id=current_service.id, template_type='email') }}">Write a text message</a>
+        <a href="{{ url_for('.choose_template', service_id=current_service.id, template_type='sms') }}">Write a text message</a>
       {% endcall %}
     </div>
   </nav>
diff --git a/tests/app/main/views/test_dashboard.py b/tests/app/main/views/test_dashboard.py
index 3ccb58fd8..6f4ea4738 100644
--- a/tests/app/main/views/test_dashboard.py
+++ b/tests/app/main/views/test_dashboard.py
@@ -56,6 +56,63 @@ stub_template_stats = [
 ]
 
 
+def test_get_started(
+    app_,
+    mocker,
+    api_user_active,
+    mock_get_service,
+    mock_get_service_templates_when_no_templates_exist,
+    mock_get_service_statistics,
+    mock_get_aggregate_service_statistics,
+    mock_get_user,
+    mock_get_user_by_email,
+    mock_login,
+    mock_get_jobs,
+    mock_has_permissions,
+    mock_get_usage
+):
+
+    mock_template_stats = mocker.patch('app.template_statistics_client.get_template_statistics_for_service',
+                                       return_value=copy.deepcopy(stub_template_stats))
+
+    with app_.test_request_context(), app_.test_client() as client:
+        client.login(api_user_active)
+        response = client.get(url_for('main.service_dashboard', service_id=SERVICE_ONE_ID))
+
+    # mock_get_service_templates_when_no_templates_exist.assert_called_once_with(SERVICE_ONE_ID)
+    print(response.get_data(as_text=True))
+    assert response.status_code == 200
+    assert 'Get started' in response.get_data(as_text=True)
+
+
+def test_get_started_is_hidden_once_templates_exist(
+    app_,
+    mocker,
+    api_user_active,
+    mock_get_service,
+    mock_get_service_templates,
+    mock_get_service_statistics,
+    mock_get_aggregate_service_statistics,
+    mock_get_user,
+    mock_get_user_by_email,
+    mock_login,
+    mock_get_jobs,
+    mock_has_permissions,
+    mock_get_usage
+):
+
+    mock_template_stats = mocker.patch('app.template_statistics_client.get_template_statistics_for_service',
+                                       return_value=copy.deepcopy(stub_template_stats))
+
+    with app_.test_request_context(), app_.test_client() as client:
+        client.login(api_user_active)
+        response = client.get(url_for('main.service_dashboard', service_id=SERVICE_ONE_ID))
+
+    # mock_get_service_templates.assert_called_once_with(SERVICE_ONE_ID)
+    assert response.status_code == 200
+    assert 'Get started' not in response.get_data(as_text=True)
+
+
 def test_should_show_recent_templates_on_dashboard(app_,
                                                    mocker,
                                                    api_user_active,
diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index 6df582cc8..f54853382 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -424,6 +424,17 @@ def mock_get_service_templates(mocker):
         side_effect=_create)
 
 
+@pytest.fixture(scope='function')
+def mock_get_service_templates_when_no_templates_exist(mocker):
+
+    def _create(service_id):
+        return {'data': []}
+
+    return mocker.patch(
+        'app.service_api_client.get_service_templates',
+        side_effect=_create)
+
+
 @pytest.fixture(scope='function')
 def mock_delete_service_template(mocker):
     def _delete(service_id, template_id):