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>