diff --git a/app/dao/notifications_dao.py b/app/dao/notifications_dao.py
index 94f0d3856..bcd7eec4d 100644
--- a/app/dao/notifications_dao.py
+++ b/app/dao/notifications_dao.py
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ from app.models import (
     NOTIFICATION_CREATED,
     NOTIFICATION_SENDING,
     NOTIFICATION_PENDING,
-    NOTIFICATION_TEMPORARY_FAILURE, KEY_TYPE_NORMAL, KEY_TYPE_TEST)
+    NOTIFICATION_TECHNICAL_FAILURE,
+    KEY_TYPE_NORMAL, KEY_TYPE_TEST)
 
 from app.dao.dao_utils import transactional
 from app.statsd_decorators import statsd
@@ -353,11 +354,11 @@ def dao_timeout_notifications(timeout_period_in_seconds):
     updated = db.session.query(Notification). \
         filter(Notification.created_at < (datetime.utcnow() - timedelta(seconds=timeout_period_in_seconds))). \
         filter(Notification.status.in_([NOTIFICATION_CREATED, NOTIFICATION_SENDING, NOTIFICATION_PENDING])). \
-        update({'status': NOTIFICATION_TEMPORARY_FAILURE, 'updated_at': update_at}, synchronize_session=False)
+        update({'status': NOTIFICATION_TECHNICAL_FAILURE, 'updated_at': update_at}, synchronize_session=False)
     db.session.query(NotificationHistory). \
         filter(NotificationHistory.created_at < (datetime.utcnow() - timedelta(seconds=timeout_period_in_seconds))). \
         filter(NotificationHistory.status.in_([NOTIFICATION_CREATED, NOTIFICATION_SENDING, NOTIFICATION_PENDING])). \
-        update({'status': NOTIFICATION_TEMPORARY_FAILURE, 'updated_at': update_at}, synchronize_session=False)
+        update({'status': NOTIFICATION_TECHNICAL_FAILURE, 'updated_at': update_at}, synchronize_session=False)
     db.session.commit()
     return updated
 
diff --git a/tests/app/celery/test_scheduled_tasks.py b/tests/app/celery/test_scheduled_tasks.py
index aa5345ff2..541c9fb6f 100644
--- a/tests/app/celery/test_scheduled_tasks.py
+++ b/tests/app/celery/test_scheduled_tasks.py
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ def test_update_status_of_notifications_after_timeout(notify_api,
             created_at=datetime.utcnow() - timedelta(
                 seconds=current_app.config.get('SENDING_NOTIFICATIONS_TIMEOUT_PERIOD') + 10))
         timeout_notifications()
-        assert not1.status == 'temporary-failure'
+        assert not1.status == 'technical-failure'
 
 
 def test_not_update_status_of_notification_before_timeout(notify_api,
diff --git a/tests/app/dao/test_notification_dao.py b/tests/app/dao/test_notification_dao.py
index 5efad98ae..43c4b0bd1 100644
--- a/tests/app/dao/test_notification_dao.py
+++ b/tests/app/dao/test_notification_dao.py
@@ -960,13 +960,13 @@ def test_dao_timeout_notifications(notify_db, notify_db_session, ):
     assert Notification.query.get(pending.id).status == 'pending'
     assert Notification.query.get(delivered.id).status == 'delivered'
     updated = dao_timeout_notifications(1)
-    assert Notification.query.get(created.id).status == 'temporary-failure'
-    assert Notification.query.get(sending.id).status == 'temporary-failure'
-    assert Notification.query.get(pending.id).status == 'temporary-failure'
+    assert Notification.query.get(created.id).status == 'technical-failure'
+    assert Notification.query.get(sending.id).status == 'technical-failure'
+    assert Notification.query.get(pending.id).status == 'technical-failure'
     assert Notification.query.get(delivered.id).status == 'delivered'
-    assert NotificationHistory.query.get(created.id).status == 'temporary-failure'
-    assert NotificationHistory.query.get(sending.id).status == 'temporary-failure'
-    assert NotificationHistory.query.get(pending.id).status == 'temporary-failure'
+    assert NotificationHistory.query.get(created.id).status == 'technical-failure'
+    assert NotificationHistory.query.get(sending.id).status == 'technical-failure'
+    assert NotificationHistory.query.get(pending.id).status == 'technical-failure'
     assert NotificationHistory.query.get(delivered.id).status == 'delivered'
     assert updated == 3