diff --git a/app/models.py b/app/models.py
index 1ce4a7dbf..1282a2ac0 100644
--- a/app/models.py
+++ b/app/models.py
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ class Notification(db.Model):
 
     __tablename__ = 'notifications'
 
-    id = db.Column(UUID(as_uuid=True), primary_key=True)
+    id = db.Column(UUID(as_uuid=True), primary_key=True, default=uuid.uuid4)
     to = db.Column(db.String, nullable=False)
     job_id = db.Column(UUID(as_uuid=True), db.ForeignKey('jobs.id'), index=True, unique=False, nullable=False)
     job = db.relationship('Job', backref=db.backref('notifications', lazy='dynamic'))
diff --git a/tests/app/dao/test_notification_dao.py b/tests/app/dao/test_notification_dao.py
index cf1e70a6f..9cbf6b6d9 100644
--- a/tests/app/dao/test_notification_dao.py
+++ b/tests/app/dao/test_notification_dao.py
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-import uuid
-
 from app.models import Notification
 
 from app.dao.notifications_dao import (
@@ -12,11 +10,8 @@ from app.dao.notifications_dao import (
 def test_save_notification(notify_db, notify_db_session, sample_template, sample_job):
 
     assert Notification.query.count() == 0
-
-    notification_id = uuid.uuid4()
     to = '+44709123456'
     data = {
-        'id': notification_id,
         'to': to,
         'job': sample_job,
         'service': sample_template.service,
@@ -27,10 +22,8 @@ def test_save_notification(notify_db, notify_db_session, sample_template, sample
     save_notification(notification)
 
     assert Notification.query.count() == 1
-
-    notification_from_db = Notification.query.get(notification_id)
-
-    assert data['id'] == notification_from_db.id
+    notification_from_db = Notification.query.all()[0]
+    assert notification_from_db.id
     assert data['to'] == notification_from_db.to
     assert data['job'] == notification_from_db.job
     assert data['service'] == notification_from_db.service
diff --git a/tests/app/job/test_job_rest.py b/tests/app/job/test_job_rest.py
index d16e2ac8f..a10c004da 100644
--- a/tests/app/job/test_job_rest.py
+++ b/tests/app/job/test_job_rest.py
@@ -219,10 +219,8 @@ def test_get_notifications(notify_api, notify_db, notify_db_session, sample_job)
 
 def test_add_notification(notify_api, notify_db, notify_db_session, sample_job):
 
-    notificaton_id = uuid.uuid4()
     to = '+44709123456'
     data = {
-        'id': str(notificaton_id),
         'to': to,
         'job': str(sample_job.id),
         'service': str(sample_job.service.id),
@@ -245,7 +243,7 @@ def test_add_notification(notify_api, notify_db, notify_db_session, sample_job):
 
             resp_json = json.loads(response.get_data(as_text=True))
 
-            assert data['id'] == resp_json['data']['id']
+            assert resp_json['data']['id']
             assert data['to'] == resp_json['data']['to']
             assert data['service'] == resp_json['data']['service']
             assert data['template'] == resp_json['data']['template']