diff --git a/app/delivery/send_to_providers.py b/app/delivery/send_to_providers.py
index 79bf77fd2..be97a83c6 100644
--- a/app/delivery/send_to_providers.py
+++ b/app/delivery/send_to_providers.py
@@ -77,7 +77,9 @@ def send_sms_to_provider(notification):
                         notification.job_row_number,
                     )
                 except BaseException:
-                    my_phone = redis_store.get(f"2facode_{notification.id}")
+                    key = f"2facode-{notification.id}".replace(" ", "")
+                    my_phone = redis_store.get(key)
+
                     if my_phone:
                         my_phone = my_phone.decode("utf-8")
                 if my_phone is None:
diff --git a/app/user/rest.py b/app/user/rest.py
index 7941504ee..d9b23a677 100644
--- a/app/user/rest.py
+++ b/app/user/rest.py
@@ -351,7 +351,14 @@ def create_2fa_code(
         reply_to_text=reply_to,
     )
 
-    redis_store.set(f"2facode_{saved_notification.id}", recipient, ex=1800)
+    key = f"2facode-{saved_notification.id}".replace(" ", "")
+    recipient = str(recipient)
+    redis_store.set(key, recipient)
+    stored_recipient = redis_store.get(key)
+    if stored_recipient:
+        current_app.logger.info("IN user/rest.py we saved the recipient of the 2facode to redis!")
+    else:
+        current_app.logger.info("IN user/rest.py we did NOT save the recipient of the 2facode to redis!")
     # Assume that we never want to observe the Notify service's research mode
     # setting for this notification - we still need to be able to log into the
     # admin even if we're doing user research using this service: