diff --git a/app/__init__.py b/app/__init__.py
index 42d585ac6..a8f439fe3 100644
--- a/app/__init__.py
+++ b/app/__init__.py
@@ -290,8 +290,12 @@ def init_app(application):
 
             if service_id:
                 global_limit = current_app.config["GLOBAL_SERVICE_MESSAGE_LIMIT"]
-                global_messages_count = service_api_client.get_global_notification_count(service_id)
-                remaining_global_messages = global_limit - global_messages_count.get("count")
+                global_messages_count = (
+                    service_api_client.get_global_notification_count(service_id)
+                )
+                remaining_global_messages = global_limit - global_messages_count.get(
+                    "count"
+                )
         return {"daily_global_messages_remaining": remaining_global_messages}
 
     @application.before_request
diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index 8b552a8fd..fac5d64d4 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -2423,8 +2423,15 @@ def _os_environ():
         os.environ[k] = v
 
 
-@pytest.fixture()
-def client_request(logged_in_client, mocker, service_one):  # noqa (C901 too complex)
+@pytest.fixture()  # noqa (C901 too complex)
+def client_request(_logged_in_client, mocker, service_one):  # noqa (C901 too complex)
+    def _get(mocker):
+        return {"count": 0}
+
+    mocker.patch(
+        "app.service_api_client.get_global_notification_count", side_effect=_get
+    )
+
     class ClientRequest:
         @staticmethod
         @contextmanager