diff --git a/app/celery/scheduled_tasks.py b/app/celery/scheduled_tasks.py
index cb0e0886e..e173c923a 100644
--- a/app/celery/scheduled_tasks.py
+++ b/app/celery/scheduled_tasks.py
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
+import json
 from datetime import timedelta
 
 from flask import current_app
 from sqlalchemy import between
 from sqlalchemy.exc import SQLAlchemyError
 
-from app import notify_celery, zendesk_client
+from app import notify_celery, redis_store, zendesk_client
 from app.celery.tasks import (
     get_recipient_csv_and_template_and_sender_id,
     process_incomplete_jobs,
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ from app.dao.jobs_dao import (
     find_missing_row_for_job,
 )
 from app.dao.notifications_dao import (
+    dao_batch_insert_notifications,
     dao_close_out_delivery_receipts,
     dao_update_delivery_receipts,
     notifications_not_yet_sent,
@@ -286,3 +288,17 @@ def process_delivery_receipts(self):
 )
 def cleanup_delivery_receipts(self):
     dao_close_out_delivery_receipts()
+
+
+@notify_celery.task(bind=True, name="batch-insert-notifications")
+def batch_insert_notifications(self):
+    batch = []
+    with redis_store.pipeline:
+        notification = redis_store.lpop("notification_queue")
+        batch.append(json.loads(notification))
+    try:
+        dao_batch_insert_notifications(batch)
+    except Exception as e:
+        for msg in batch:
+            redis_store.rpush("notification_queue", json.dumps(msg))
+        current_app.logger.exception(f"Notification batch insert failed {e}")
diff --git a/app/config.py b/app/config.py
index 580495731..bd19ffa59 100644
--- a/app/config.py
+++ b/app/config.py
@@ -208,6 +208,11 @@ class Config(object):
                 "schedule": timedelta(minutes=82),
                 "options": {"queue": QueueNames.PERIODIC},
             },
+            "batch-insert-notifications": {
+                "task": "batch-insert-notifications",
+                "schedule": 10.0,
+                "options": {"queue": QueueNames.PERIODIC},
+            },
             "expire-or-delete-invitations": {
                 "task": "expire-or-delete-invitations",
                 "schedule": timedelta(minutes=66),
diff --git a/app/dao/notifications_dao.py b/app/dao/notifications_dao.py
index c8f2797a0..cd3c0e1aa 100644
--- a/app/dao/notifications_dao.py
+++ b/app/dao/notifications_dao.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import json
 from datetime import timedelta
 from time import time
 
+import sqlalchemy
 from flask import current_app
 from sqlalchemy import (
     TIMESTAMP,
@@ -799,3 +800,12 @@ def dao_close_out_delivery_receipts():
         current_app.logger.info(
             f"Marked {result.rowcount} notifications as technical failures"
         )
+
+
+def dao_batch_insert_notifications(batch):
+    try:
+        db.session.bulk_save_objects(Notification(**msg) for msg in batch)
+        db.session.commit()
+        return len(batch)
+    except sqlalchemy.exc.SQLAlchemyError as e:
+        current_app.logger.exception(f"Error during batch insert {e}")
diff --git a/app/notifications/process_notifications.py b/app/notifications/process_notifications.py
index 5f1c6676d..347d2fc0b 100644
--- a/app/notifications/process_notifications.py
+++ b/app/notifications/process_notifications.py
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ from app import redis_store
 from app.celery import provider_tasks
 from app.config import QueueNames
 from app.dao.notifications_dao import (
-    dao_create_notification,
     dao_delete_notifications_by_id,
     dao_notification_exists,
     get_notification_by_id,
@@ -139,8 +138,9 @@ def persist_notification(
 
     # if simulated create a Notification model to return but do not persist the Notification to the dB
     if not simulated:
-        current_app.logger.info("Firing dao_create_notification")
-        dao_create_notification(notification)
+        # current_app.logger.info("Firing dao_create_notification")
+        # dao_create_notification(notification)
+        redis_store.rpush("message_queue", notification)
         if key_type != KeyType.TEST and current_app.config["REDIS_ENABLED"]:
             current_app.logger.info(
                 "Redis enabled, querying cache key for service id: {}".format(
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ def send_notification_to_queue_detached(
         deliver_task = provider_tasks.deliver_email
 
     try:
-        deliver_task.apply_async([str(notification_id)], queue=queue)
+        deliver_task.apply_async([str(notification_id)], queue=queue, countdown=30)
     except Exception:
         dao_delete_notifications_by_id(notification_id)
         raise