diff --git a/app/models.py b/app/models.py
index 3001e286d..e1a9f36fd 100644
--- a/app/models.py
+++ b/app/models.py
@@ -797,8 +797,8 @@ NOTIFICATION_STATUS_TYPES_NON_BILLABLE = list(set(NOTIFICATION_STATUS_TYPES) - s
 
 NOTIFICATION_STATUS_TYPES_ENUM = db.Enum(*NOTIFICATION_STATUS_TYPES, name='notify_status_type')
 
-NOTIFICATION_STATUS_LETTER_RECEIVED = 'received_by_notify'
-NOTIFICATION_STATUS_LETTER_RECEIVED_PRETTY = 'Received by Notify'
+NOTIFICATION_STATUS_LETTER_ACCEPTED = 'accepted'
+NOTIFICATION_STATUS_LETTER_ACCEPTED_PRETTY = 'Accepted'
 
 
 class NotificationStatusTypes(db.Model):
@@ -966,8 +966,8 @@ class Notification(db.Model):
             },
             'letter': {
                 'technical-failure': 'Technical failure',
-                'sending': NOTIFICATION_STATUS_LETTER_RECEIVED_PRETTY,
-                'created': NOTIFICATION_STATUS_LETTER_RECEIVED_PRETTY,
+                'sending': NOTIFICATION_STATUS_LETTER_ACCEPTED_PRETTY,
+                'created': NOTIFICATION_STATUS_LETTER_ACCEPTED_PRETTY,
             }
         }[self.template.template_type].get(self.status, self.status)
 
@@ -983,7 +983,7 @@ class Notification(db.Model):
         assert self.notification_type == LETTER_TYPE
 
         if self.status == NOTIFICATION_CREATED or NOTIFICATION_SENDING:
-            return NOTIFICATION_STATUS_LETTER_RECEIVED
+            return NOTIFICATION_STATUS_LETTER_ACCEPTED
         else:
             # Currently can only be technical-failure
             return status
diff --git a/tests/app/test_model.py b/tests/app/test_model.py
index e1496163d..0dd18eb56 100644
--- a/tests/app/test_model.py
+++ b/tests/app/test_model.py
@@ -116,8 +116,8 @@ def test_notification_for_csv_returns_correct_job_row_number(notify_db, notify_d
     ('sms', 'temporary-failure', 'Phone not accepting messages right now'),
     ('sms', 'permanent-failure', 'Phone number doesn’t exist'),
     ('sms', 'sent', 'Sent internationally'),
-    ('letter', 'created', 'Received by Notify'),
-    ('letter', 'sending', 'Received by Notify'),
+    ('letter', 'created', 'Accepted'),
+    ('letter', 'sending', 'Accepted'),
     ('letter', 'technical-failure', 'Technical failure')
 ])
 def test_notification_for_csv_returns_formatted_status(
diff --git a/tests/app/v2/notifications/test_get_notifications.py b/tests/app/v2/notifications/test_get_notifications.py
index 626c01432..651de4253 100644
--- a/tests/app/v2/notifications/test_get_notifications.py
+++ b/tests/app/v2/notifications/test_get_notifications.py
@@ -573,7 +573,7 @@ def test_get_all_notifications_renames_letter_statuses(client, sample_letter_not
         if noti['type'] == 'sms':
             assert noti['status'] == 'created'
         elif noti['type'] == 'letter':
-            assert noti['status'] == 'received_by_notify'
+            assert noti['status'] == 'accepted'
         else:
             pytest.fail()
 
@@ -588,4 +588,4 @@ def test_get_notifications_renames_letter_statuses(client, sample_letter_notific
     json_response = json.loads(response.get_data(as_text=True))
     assert response.status_code == 200
 
-    assert json_response['status'] == 'received_by_notify'
+    assert json_response['status'] == 'accepted'