diff --git a/app/notifications/rest.py b/app/notifications/rest.py
index 40d0e45f1..2db48909a 100644
--- a/app/notifications/rest.py
+++ b/app/notifications/rest.py
@@ -119,13 +119,13 @@ def send_notification(notification_type, service_id=None, expects_job=False):
 
     if notification_type is SMS_NOTIFICATION:
         send_sms.apply_async((
-            api_user['client'],
+            service_id,
             notification_id,
             encryption.encrypt(notification)),
             queue='sms')
     else:
         send_email.apply_async((
-            api_user['client'],
+            service_id,
             notification_id,
             template.subject,
             "{}@{}".format(service.email_from, current_app.config['NOTIFY_EMAIL_DOMAIN']),
diff --git a/tests/app/notifications/test_rest.py b/tests/app/notifications/test_rest.py
index 18cc4e9f1..0cd7f05fe 100644
--- a/tests/app/notifications/test_rest.py
+++ b/tests/app/notifications/test_rest.py
@@ -487,7 +487,7 @@ def test_should_allow_valid_sms_notification_for_job(notify_api, sample_job, moc
 
             notification_id = json.loads(response.data)['notification_id']
             app.celery.tasks.send_sms.apply_async.assert_called_once_with(
-                (str(sample_job.template.service_id),
+                (str(sample_job.service_id),
                  notification_id,
                  "something_encrypted"),
                 queue="sms"