diff --git a/app/v2/notifications/notification_schemas.py b/app/v2/notifications/notification_schemas.py
index 258b5df0d..1a7959589 100644
--- a/app/v2/notifications/notification_schemas.py
+++ b/app/v2/notifications/notification_schemas.py
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ get_notifications_request = {
                 "enum": TEMPLATE_TYPES
             }
         },
+        "include_jobs": {"enum": ["true", "True"]},
         "older_than": uuid
     },
     "additionalProperties": False,
@@ -88,7 +89,7 @@ get_notifications_response = {
             "type": "array",
             "items": {
                 "type": "object",
-                "ref": get_notification_response
+                "$ref": "#/definitions/notification"
             }
         },
         "links": {
@@ -106,7 +107,11 @@ get_notifications_response = {
         }
     },
     "additionalProperties": False,
-    "required": ["notifications", "links"]
+    "required": ["notifications", "links"],
+    "definitions": {
+        "notification": get_notification_response
+    },
+
 }
 
 post_sms_request = {
diff --git a/tests/app/v2/notifications/test_notification_schemas.py b/tests/app/v2/notifications/test_notification_schemas.py
index 6b51b195d..a523dae8a 100644
--- a/tests/app/v2/notifications/test_notification_schemas.py
+++ b/tests/app/v2/notifications/test_notification_schemas.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ from flask import json
 from freezegun import freeze_time
 from jsonschema import ValidationError
 
+from app.models import NOTIFICATION_CREATED, EMAIL_TYPE
 from app.schema_validation import validate
 from app.v2.notifications.notification_schemas import (
     get_notifications_request,
@@ -13,6 +14,22 @@ from app.v2.notifications.notification_schemas import (
 )
 
 
+valid_get_json = {}
+
+valid_get_with_optionals_json = {
+    "reference": "test reference",
+    "status": [NOTIFICATION_CREATED],
+    "template_type": [EMAIL_TYPE],
+    "include_jobs": "true",
+    "older_than": "a5149c32-f03b-4711-af49-ad6993797d45"
+}
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("input", [valid_get_json, valid_get_with_optionals_json])
+def test_get_notifications_valid_json(input):
+    assert validate(input, get_notifications_request) == input
+
+
 @pytest.mark.parametrize('invalid_statuses, valid_statuses', [
     # one invalid status
     (["elephant"], []),