diff --git a/app/main/views/dashboard.py b/app/main/views/dashboard.py
index b4906b17a..4c9c31d51 100644
--- a/app/main/views/dashboard.py
+++ b/app/main/views/dashboard.py
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ def get_dashboard_partials(service_id):
         add_rate_to_job(job)
         for job in job_api_client.get_jobs(service_id, limit_days=7, statuses=statuses_to_display)['data']
     ]
-    stats = service_api_client.get_service_statistics(service_id, today_only=False)
+    stats = service_api_client.get_service_statistics(service_id)
     column_width, max_notifiction_count = get_column_properties(
         number_of_columns=(
             3 if 'letter' in current_service['permissions'] else 2
diff --git a/app/main/views/jobs.py b/app/main/views/jobs.py
index 5527c6367..a5c1b23be 100644
--- a/app/main/views/jobs.py
+++ b/app/main/views/jobs.py
@@ -258,7 +258,8 @@ def get_notifications(service_id, message_type, status_override=None):
             status_filters=get_status_filters(
                 current_service,
                 message_type,
-                service_api_client.get_service_statistics(service_id, today_only=False)
+                service_api_client.get_service_statistics(service_id,
+                                                          limit_days=current_app.config['ACTIVITY_STATS_LIMIT_DAYS'])
             )
         ),
         'notifications': render_template(
diff --git a/app/main/views/send.py b/app/main/views/send.py
index 90c75d01b..c591aa602 100644
--- a/app/main/views/send.py
+++ b/app/main/views/send.py
@@ -510,7 +510,7 @@ def _check_messages(service_id, template_id, upload_id, preview_row, letters_as_
 
     users = user_api_client.get_users_for_service(service_id=service_id)
 
-    statistics = service_api_client.get_service_statistics(service_id, today_only=True)
+    statistics = service_api_client.get_service_statistics_for_today(service_id)
     remaining_messages = (current_service['message_limit'] - sum(stat['requested'] for stat in statistics.values()))
 
     contents = s3download(service_id, upload_id)
diff --git a/tests/app/main/views/test_send.py b/tests/app/main/views/test_send.py
index 6f0ff50bb..bc0e61096 100644
--- a/tests/app/main/views/test_send.py
+++ b/tests/app/main/views/test_send.py
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ def test_upload_csvfile_with_errors_shows_check_page_with_errors(
     mock_get_service_template_with_placeholders,
     mock_s3_upload,
     mock_get_users_by_service,
-    mock_get_service_statistics,
+    mock_get_service_statistics_for_today,
     mock_get_job_doesnt_exist,
     fake_uuid,
 ):
@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@ def test_upload_csvfile_with_missing_columns_shows_error(
     mock_get_service_template_with_placeholders,
     mock_s3_upload,
     mock_get_users_by_service,
-    mock_get_service_statistics,
+    mock_get_service_statistics_for_today,
     mock_get_job_doesnt_exist,
     service_one,
     fake_uuid,
@@ -590,7 +590,7 @@ def test_upload_valid_csv_shows_preview_and_table(
     mock_get_live_service,
     mock_get_service_template_with_placeholders,
     mock_get_users_by_service,
-    mock_get_service_statistics,
+    mock_get_service_statistics_for_today,
     mock_get_job_doesnt_exist,
     mock_s3_set_metadata,
     fake_uuid,
diff --git a/tests/app/notify_client/test_service_api_client.py b/tests/app/notify_client/test_service_api_client.py
index 7bc4afd4f..b318da388 100644
--- a/tests/app/notify_client/test_service_api_client.py
+++ b/tests/app/notify_client/test_service_api_client.py
@@ -35,15 +35,24 @@ def test_client_gets_service(mocker):
     mock_get.assert_called_once_with('/service/foo')
 
 
-@pytest.mark.parametrize('today_only', [True, False])
-def test_client_gets_service_statistics(mocker, today_only):
+def test_client_gets_service_statistics(mocker):
     client = ServiceAPIClient()
     mock_get = mocker.patch.object(client, 'get', return_value={'data': {'a': 'b'}})
 
-    ret = client.get_service_statistics('foo', today_only)
+    ret = client.get_service_statistics('foo')
 
     assert ret == {'a': 'b'}
-    mock_get.assert_called_once_with('/service/foo/statistics', params={'today_only': today_only})
+    mock_get.assert_called_once_with('/service/foo/statistics')
+
+
+def test_client_gets_service_statistics_for_today(mocker):
+    client = ServiceAPIClient()
+    mock_get = mocker.patch.object(client, 'get', return_value={'data': {'a': 'b'}})
+
+    ret = client.get_service_statistics_for_today('foo')
+
+    assert ret == {'a': 'b'}
+    mock_get.assert_called_once_with('/service/foo/statistics', params={'today_only': True})
 
 
 def test_client_only_updates_allowed_attributes(mocker):
diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index 9d6f20ee4..d744da947 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -523,7 +523,7 @@ def mock_get_international_service(mocker, api_user_active):
 
 @pytest.fixture(scope='function')
 def mock_get_service_statistics(mocker, api_user_active):
-    def _get(service_id, today_only):
+    def _get(service_id, limit_days=7):
         return {
             'email': {'requested': 0, 'delivered': 0, 'failed': 0},
             'sms': {'requested': 0, 'delivered': 0, 'failed': 0},
@@ -533,6 +533,18 @@ def mock_get_service_statistics(mocker, api_user_active):
     return mocker.patch('app.service_api_client.get_service_statistics', side_effect=_get)
 
 
+@pytest.fixture(scope='function')
+def mock_get_service_statistics_for_today(mocker, api_user_active):
+    def _get(service_id):
+        return {
+            'email': {'requested': 0, 'delivered': 0, 'failed': 0},
+            'sms': {'requested': 0, 'delivered': 0, 'failed': 0},
+            'letter': {'requested': 0, 'delivered': 0, 'failed': 0}
+        }
+
+    return mocker.patch('app.service_api_client.get_service_statistics_for_today', side_effect=_get)
+
+
 @pytest.fixture(scope='function')
 def mock_get_detailed_services(mocker, fake_uuid):
     service_one = service_json(