The send_sms task will created the notification with a status = created.

The encrypted_notification for the send_sms_to_provider task has been made optional.

app/celery/provider_tasks.py

@@ -55,12 +55,9 @@ def send_sms_to_provider(self, service_id, notification_id, encrypted_notificati
     provider = provider_to_use('sms', notification_id)
     notification = get_notification_by_id(notification_id)
 
-    # notification_json = encryption.decrypt(encrypted_notification)
-
     template = Template(
         dao_get_template_by_id(notification.template_id, notification.template_version).__dict__,
-        values=notification.personalisation['personalisation'] if notification.personalisation[
-            'personalisation'] else {},
+        values={} if not notification.personalisation else notification.personalisation,
         prefix=service.name
     )
     try:

app/dao/notifications_dao.py

@@ -247,9 +247,7 @@ def _update_notification_status(notification, status, notification_statistics_st
 @transactional
 def update_notification_status_by_id(notification_id, status, notification_statistics_status=None):
     notification = Notification.query.filter(
-        Notification.id == notification_id,
-        or_(Notification.status == 'sending',
-            Notification.status == 'pending')).first()
+        Notification.id == notification_id).first()
 
     if not notification:
         return False