diff --git a/tests/app/conftest.py b/tests/app/conftest.py
index abcb0f64a..306eb2637 100644
--- a/tests/app/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/app/conftest.py
@@ -552,7 +552,7 @@ def sample_notification(
     if service is None:
         service = create_service()
     if template is None:
-        template = sample_template(notify_db, notify_db_session, service=service)
+        template = create_template(service=service)
 
     if job is None and api_key is None:
         # we didn't specify in test - lets create it
diff --git a/tests/app/dao/notification_dao/test_notification_dao_template_usage.py b/tests/app/dao/notification_dao/test_notification_dao_template_usage.py
index 76800694f..88aaa783d 100644
--- a/tests/app/dao/notification_dao/test_notification_dao_template_usage.py
+++ b/tests/app/dao/notification_dao/test_notification_dao_template_usage.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ from tests.app.db import (
 
 def test_last_template_usage_should_get_right_data(sample_notification):
     results = dao_get_last_template_usage(sample_notification.template_id, 'sms', sample_notification.service_id)
-    assert results.template.name == 'Template Name'
+    assert results.template.name == 'sms Template Name'
     assert results.template.template_type == 'sms'
     assert results.created_at == sample_notification.created_at
     assert results.template_id == sample_notification.template_id
diff --git a/tests/app/notifications/test_rest.py b/tests/app/notifications/test_rest.py
index 0c9051d90..a035500cb 100644
--- a/tests/app/notifications/test_rest.py
+++ b/tests/app/notifications/test_rest.py
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ def test_get_all_notifications(client, sample_notification):
 
     assert notifications['notifications'][0]['to'] == '+447700900855'
     assert notifications['notifications'][0]['service'] == str(sample_notification.service_id)
-    assert notifications['notifications'][0]['body'] == "This is a template:\nwith a newline"
+    assert notifications['notifications'][0]['body'] == 'Dear Sir/Madam, Hello. Yours Truly, The Government.'
 
 
 def test_normal_api_key_returns_notifications_created_from_jobs_and_from_api(
diff --git a/tests/app/template_statistics/test_rest.py b/tests/app/template_statistics/test_rest.py
index b9559e134..1a37cc6e7 100644
--- a/tests/app/template_statistics/test_rest.py
+++ b/tests/app/template_statistics/test_rest.py
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ def test_get_template_statistics_for_service_by_day_returns_template_info(admin_
 
     assert json_resp['data'][0]['count'] == 1
     assert json_resp['data'][0]['template_id'] == str(sample_notification.template_id)
-    assert json_resp['data'][0]['template_name'] == 'Template Name'
+    assert json_resp['data'][0]['template_name'] == 'sms Template Name'
     assert json_resp['data'][0]['template_type'] == 'sms'
     assert json_resp['data'][0]['is_precompiled_letter'] is False