diff --git a/app/main/views/send.py b/app/main/views/send.py
index afdda5abe..6e9f83970 100644
--- a/app/main/views/send.py
+++ b/app/main/views/send.py
@@ -942,6 +942,18 @@ def preview_notification(service_id, template_id):
 )
 @user_has_permissions("send_messages", restrict_admin_usage=True)
 def send_notification(service_id, template_id):
+    print("GOING TO GET RECIPIENT")  # noqa
+    recipient = get_recipient()
+    print(f"RECIPIENT IS {recipient}, redirecting if None")  # noqa
+
+    if not recipient:
+        return redirect(
+            url_for(
+                ".send_one_off",
+                service_id=service_id,
+                template_id=template_id,
+            )
+        )
     upload_id = _send_notification(service_id, template_id)
 
     session.pop("recipient", "")
@@ -995,18 +1007,7 @@ def send_notification(service_id, template_id):
 
 def _send_notification(service_id, template_id):
     scheduled_for = session.pop("scheduled_for", "")
-    print("GOING TO GET RECIPIENT")  # noqa
-    recipient = get_recipient()
-    print(f"RECIPIENT IS {recipient}, redirecting if None")  # noqa
 
-    if not recipient:
-        return redirect(
-            url_for(
-                ".send_one_off",
-                service_id=service_id,
-                template_id=template_id,
-            )
-        )
 
     keys = []
     values = []
diff --git a/tests/app/main/views/test_send.py b/tests/app/main/views/test_send.py
index 9da3c1333..1d8e696f8 100644
--- a/tests/app/main/views/test_send.py
+++ b/tests/app/main/views/test_send.py
@@ -2820,7 +2820,6 @@ def test_send_notification_redirects_if_missing_data(
     with client_request.session_transaction() as session:
         session.update(session_data)
 
-    mocker.patch("app.main.views.send.s3upload", return_value=sample_uuid())
     client_request.post(
         "main.send_notification",
         service_id=SERVICE_ONE_ID,