diff --git a/app/celery/scheduled_tasks.py b/app/celery/scheduled_tasks.py
index fcc5edf29..e344985f0 100644
--- a/app/celery/scheduled_tasks.py
+++ b/app/celery/scheduled_tasks.py
@@ -214,9 +214,9 @@ def check_precompiled_letter_state():
             )
 
 
-@notify_celery.task(name='check-templated-letter-state')
+@notify_celery.task(name='check-if-letters-still-in-created')
 @statsd(namespace="tasks")
-def check_templated_letter_state():
+def check_if_letters_still_in_created():
     letters = dao_old_letters_with_created_status()
 
     if len(letters) > 0:
diff --git a/app/config.py b/app/config.py
index 4bf384fe3..9580a92bc 100644
--- a/app/config.py
+++ b/app/config.py
@@ -284,8 +284,8 @@ class Config(object):
             # since we mark jobs as archived
             'options': {'queue': QueueNames.PERIODIC},
         },
-        'check-templated-letter-state': {
-            'task': 'check-templated-letter-state',
+        'check-if-letters-still-in-created': {
+            'task': 'check-if-letters-still-in-created',
             'schedule': crontab(day_of_week='mon-fri', hour=9, minute=0),
             'options': {'queue': QueueNames.PERIODIC}
         },
diff --git a/tests/app/celery/test_scheduled_tasks.py b/tests/app/celery/test_scheduled_tasks.py
index ccc5b250a..f5310ebaa 100644
--- a/tests/app/celery/test_scheduled_tasks.py
+++ b/tests/app/celery/test_scheduled_tasks.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ from app.celery.scheduled_tasks import (
     run_scheduled_jobs,
     replay_created_notifications,
     check_precompiled_letter_state,
-    check_templated_letter_state,
+    check_if_letters_still_in_created,
     check_for_missing_rows_in_completed_jobs,
     check_for_services_with_high_failure_rates_or_sending_to_tv_numbers,
     switch_current_sms_provider_on_slow_delivery,
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ def test_check_precompiled_letter_state(mocker, sample_letter_template):
 
 
 @freeze_time("2019-05-30 14:00:00")
-def test_check_templated_letter_state_during_bst(mocker, sample_letter_template):
+def test_check_if_letters_still_in_created_during_bst(mocker, sample_letter_template):
     mock_logger = mocker.patch('app.celery.tasks.current_app.logger.warning')
     mock_create_ticket = mocker.patch('app.celery.nightly_tasks.zendesk_client.create_ticket')
 
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ def test_check_templated_letter_state_during_bst(mocker, sample_letter_template)
     create_notification(template=sample_letter_template, status='delivered', created_at=datetime(2019, 5, 28, 10, 0))
     create_notification(template=sample_letter_template, created_at=datetime(2019, 5, 30, 10, 0))
 
-    check_templated_letter_state()
+    check_if_letters_still_in_created()
 
     message = "2 letters were created before 17.30 yesterday and still have 'created' status. " \
         "Follow runbook to resolve: " \
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ def test_check_templated_letter_state_during_bst(mocker, sample_letter_template)
 
 
 @freeze_time("2019-01-30 14:00:00")
-def test_check_templated_letter_state_during_utc(mocker, sample_letter_template):
+def test_check_if_letters_still_in_created_during_utc(mocker, sample_letter_template):
     mock_logger = mocker.patch('app.celery.tasks.current_app.logger.warning')
     mock_create_ticket = mocker.patch('app.celery.scheduled_tasks.zendesk_client.create_ticket')
 
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ def test_check_templated_letter_state_during_utc(mocker, sample_letter_template)
     create_notification(template=sample_letter_template, status='delivered', created_at=datetime(2019, 1, 29, 10, 0))
     create_notification(template=sample_letter_template, created_at=datetime(2019, 1, 30, 10, 0))
 
-    check_templated_letter_state()
+    check_if_letters_still_in_created()
 
     message = "2 letters were created before 17.30 yesterday and still have 'created' status. " \
         "Follow runbook to resolve: " \