diff --git a/app/main/views/jobs.py b/app/main/views/jobs.py
index 17d9996ed..3ebcf4f33 100644
--- a/app/main/views/jobs.py
+++ b/app/main/views/jobs.py
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ def get_job_partials(job):
 
 
 def add_preview_of_content_to_notifications(notifications):
-    return (
+    return [
         dict(
             preview_of_content=(
                 str(Template(notification['template'], notification['personalisation']))
@@ -396,4 +396,4 @@ def add_preview_of_content_to_notifications(notifications):
             **notification
         )
         for notification in notifications
-    )
+    ]
diff --git a/tests/app/main/views/test_activity.py b/tests/app/main/views/test_activity.py
index e53afd442..960a340f9 100644
--- a/tests/app/main/views/test_activity.py
+++ b/tests/app/main/views/test_activity.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ from bs4 import BeautifulSoup
 from app.main.views.jobs import get_time_left, get_status_filters
 from tests import notification_json
 from tests.conftest import SERVICE_ONE_ID
+from tests.app.test_utils import normalize_spaces
 from freezegun import freeze_time
 
 
@@ -135,6 +136,23 @@ def test_can_show_notifications(
     assert json_content.keys() == {'counts', 'notifications'}
 
 
+def test_shows_message_when_no_notifications(
+    client_request,
+    mock_get_detailed_service,
+    mock_get_notifications_with_no_notifications,
+):
+
+    page = client_request.get(
+        'main.view_notifications',
+        service_id=SERVICE_ONE_ID,
+        message_type='sms',
+    )
+
+    assert normalize_spaces(page.select('tbody tr')[0].text) == (
+        'No messages found'
+    )
+
+
 @pytest.mark.parametrize((
     'initial_query_arguments,'
     'form_post_data,'
diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index d4c1f6754..5e4aefbe7 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -1128,7 +1128,9 @@ def mock_get_notifications_with_no_notifications(mocker):
                            status=None,
                            limit_days=None,
                            include_jobs=None,
-                           include_from_test_key=None):
+                           include_from_test_key=None,
+                           to=None,
+                           ):
         return notification_json(service_id, rows=0)
 
     return mocker.patch(