diff --git a/app/main/views/templates.py b/app/main/views/templates.py
index b0f5a4a76..31bf4a390 100644
--- a/app/main/views/templates.py
+++ b/app/main/views/templates.py
@@ -262,12 +262,7 @@ def edit_service_template(service_id, template_id):
             return render_template(
                 'views/templates/breaking-change.html',
                 template_change=template_change,
-                new_template={
-                    'name': form.name.data,
-                    'subject': subject,
-                    'content': form.template_content.data,
-                    'id': new_template.id
-                },
+                new_template=new_template,
                 column_headings=list(ascii_uppercase[:len(new_template.placeholders) + 1]),
                 example_rows=[
                     first_column_headings[new_template.template_type] + list(new_template.placeholders),
diff --git a/app/templates/views/templates/breaking-change.html b/app/templates/views/templates/breaking-change.html
index 6ca08fa25..b6c76140e 100644
--- a/app/templates/views/templates/breaking-change.html
+++ b/app/templates/views/templates/breaking-change.html
@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@
 
   <p>
     When you send messages using this template you’ll need
-    {{ new_template.placeholders|length + 1 }} columns of data:
+    {{ new_template.placeholders|length + 1 }}
+    column{{ 's' if new_template.placeholders|length > 0 else '' }} of data:
   </p>
 
   <div class="spreadsheet">
diff --git a/tests/app/main/views/test_templates.py b/tests/app/main/views/test_templates.py
index 6ecf09309..639b86280 100644
--- a/tests/app/main/views/test_templates.py
+++ b/tests/app/main/views/test_templates.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ from freezegun import freeze_time
 from notifications_python_client.errors import HTTPError
 from tests.conftest import service_one as create_sample_service
 from tests import validate_route_permission, template_json, single_notification_json
+from tests.app.test_utils import normalize_spaces
 
 from app.main.views.templates import get_last_use_message, get_human_readable_delta
 
@@ -262,7 +263,7 @@ def test_should_show_interstitial_when_making_breaking_change(
         data={
             'id': template_id,
             'name': "new name",
-            'template_content': "hello",
+            'template_content': "hello ((name)) lets talk about ((thing))",
             'template_type': 'email',
             'subject': 'reminder',
             'service': service_id,
@@ -276,10 +277,17 @@ def test_should_show_interstitial_when_making_breaking_change(
     assert page.find('a', {'class': 'page-footer-back-link'})['href'] == url_for(".edit_service_template",
                                                                                  service_id=service_id,
                                                                                  template_id=template_id)
+    for index, p in enumerate([
+        'You removed ((date))',
+        'You added ((name))',
+        'When you send messages using this template you’ll need 3 columns of data:',
+    ]):
+        assert normalize_spaces(page.select('main p')[index].text) == p
+
     for key, value in {
         'name': 'new name',
         'subject': 'reminder',
-        'template_content': 'hello',
+        'template_content': 'hello ((name)) lets talk about ((thing))',
         'confirm': 'true'
     }.items():
         assert page.find('input', {'name': key})['value'] == value