diff --git a/tests/app/celery/test_tasks.py b/tests/app/celery/test_tasks.py
index 37b5093d0..aec754601 100644
--- a/tests/app/celery/test_tasks.py
+++ b/tests/app/celery/test_tasks.py
@@ -1060,6 +1060,8 @@ def test_update_dvla_job_to_error(sample_letter_template, sample_letter_job):
     update_dvla_job_to_error(job_id=sample_letter_job.id)
 
     updated_notifications = Notification.query.all()
-    assert [(n.status == 'created', n.sent_by == 'dvla') for n in updated_notifications]
+    for n in updated_notifications:
+        assert n.status == 'created'
+        assert not n.sent_by
 
     assert 'error' == Job.query.filter_by(id=sample_letter_job.id).one().job_status
diff --git a/tests/app/job/test_rest.py b/tests/app/job/test_rest.py
index 40e30d38e..05e9d00e5 100644
--- a/tests/app/job/test_rest.py
+++ b/tests/app/job/test_rest.py
@@ -673,7 +673,7 @@ def test_get_jobs_accepts_page_parameter(
 @pytest.mark.parametrize('statuses_filter, expected_statuses', [
     ('', JOB_STATUS_TYPES),
     ('pending', [JOB_STATUS_PENDING]),
-    ('pending, in progress, finished, sending limits exceeded, scheduled, cancelled, ready to send, sent to dvla',
+    ('pending, in progress, finished, sending limits exceeded, scheduled, cancelled, ready to send, sent to dvla, error',  # noqa
      JOB_STATUS_TYPES),
     # bad statuses are accepted, just return no data
     ('foo', [])
@@ -694,6 +694,7 @@ def test_get_jobs_can_filter_on_statuses(
     create_job(notify_db, notify_db_session, job_status='cancelled')
     create_job(notify_db, notify_db_session, job_status='ready to send')
     create_job(notify_db, notify_db_session, job_status='sent to dvla')
+    create_job(notify_db, notify_db_session, job_status='error')
 
     path = '/service/{}/job'.format(sample_service.id)
     response = client.get(