diff --git a/app/dao/notifications_dao.py b/app/dao/notifications_dao.py
index 40c1e8cb2..dd23d32b5 100644
--- a/app/dao/notifications_dao.py
+++ b/app/dao/notifications_dao.py
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ def dao_timeout_notifications(timeout_period_in_seconds):
 
 
 def get_financial_year(year):
-    return (get_april_fools(year), get_april_fools(year + 1))
+    return get_april_fools(year), get_april_fools(year + 1)
 
 
 def get_april_fools(year):