diff --git a/awx/main/notifications/grafana_backend.py b/awx/main/notifications/grafana_backend.py
index 23816c8d06..28fc1b90b3 100644
--- a/awx/main/notifications/grafana_backend.py
+++ b/awx/main/notifications/grafana_backend.py
@@ -13,6 +13,19 @@ from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _
 from awx.main.notifications.base import AWXBaseEmailBackend
 from awx.main.notifications.custom_notification_base import CustomNotificationBase
 
+DEFAULT_MSG = CustomNotificationBase.DEFAULT_MSG
+
+DEFAULT_APPROVAL_RUNNING_MSG = CustomNotificationBase.DEFAULT_APPROVAL_RUNNING_MSG
+DEFAULT_APPROVAL_RUNNING_BODY = CustomNotificationBase.DEFAULT_APPROVAL_RUNNING_BODY
+
+DEFAULT_APPROVAL_APPROVED_MSG = CustomNotificationBase.DEFAULT_APPROVAL_APPROVED_MSG
+DEFAULT_APPROVAL_APPROVED_BODY = CustomNotificationBase.DEFAULT_APPROVAL_APPROVED_BODY
+
+DEFAULT_APPROVAL_TIMEOUT_MSG = CustomNotificationBase.DEFAULT_APPROVAL_TIMEOUT_MSG
+DEFAULT_APPROVAL_TIMEOUT_BODY = CustomNotificationBase.DEFAULT_APPROVAL_TIMEOUT_BODY
+
+DEFAULT_APPROVAL_DENIED_MSG = CustomNotificationBase.DEFAULT_APPROVAL_DENIED_MSG
+DEFAULT_APPROVAL_DENIED_BODY = CustomNotificationBase.DEFAULT_APPROVAL_DENIED_BODY
 
 logger = logging.getLogger('awx.main.notifications.grafana_backend')
 
@@ -25,31 +38,13 @@ class GrafanaBackend(AWXBaseEmailBackend, CustomNotificationBase):
     sender_parameter = None
 
     DEFAULT_BODY = "{{ job_metadata }}"
-    default_messages = {
-        "started": {
-            "body": DEFAULT_BODY, "message": CustomNotificationBase.DEFAULT_MSG
-        },
-        "success": {
-            "body": DEFAULT_BODY, "message": CustomNotificationBase.DEFAULT_MSG
-        },
-        "error": {
-            "body": DEFAULT_BODY, "message": CustomNotificationBase.DEFAULT_MSG
-        },
-        "workflow_approval": {
-            "running": {
-                "message": CustomNotificationBase.DEFAULT_APPROVAL_RUNNING_MSG, "body": None
-            },
-            "approved": {
-                "message": CustomNotificationBase.DEFAULT_APPROVAL_APPROVED_MSG, "body": None
-            },
-            "timed_out": {
-                "message": CustomNotificationBase.DEFAULT_APPROVAL_TIMEOUT_MSG, "body": None
-            },
-            "denied": {
-                "message": CustomNotificationBase.DEFAULT_APPROVAL_DENIED_MSG, "body": None
-            }
-        }
-    }
+    default_messages = {"started": {"body": DEFAULT_BODY, "message": DEFAULT_MSG},
+                        "success": {"body": DEFAULT_BODY, "message": DEFAULT_MSG},
+                        "error": {"body": DEFAULT_BODY, "message": DEFAULT_MSG},
+                        "workflow_approval": {"running": {"message": DEFAULT_APPROVAL_RUNNING_MSG, "body": DEFAULT_APPROVAL_RUNNING_BODY},
+                                              "approved": {"message": DEFAULT_APPROVAL_APPROVED_MSG,"body": DEFAULT_APPROVAL_APPROVED_BODY},
+                                              "timed_out": {"message": DEFAULT_APPROVAL_TIMEOUT_MSG, "body": DEFAULT_APPROVAL_TIMEOUT_BODY},
+                                              "denied": {"message": DEFAULT_APPROVAL_DENIED_MSG, "body": DEFAULT_APPROVAL_DENIED_BODY}}}
 
     def __init__(self, grafana_key,dashboardId=None, panelId=None, annotation_tags=None, grafana_no_verify_ssl=False, isRegion=True,
                  fail_silently=False, **kwargs):
diff --git a/awx/main/notifications/pagerduty_backend.py b/awx/main/notifications/pagerduty_backend.py
index a3f360255d..18d2290caf 100644
--- a/awx/main/notifications/pagerduty_backend.py
+++ b/awx/main/notifications/pagerduty_backend.py
@@ -11,9 +11,19 @@ from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _
 from awx.main.notifications.base import AWXBaseEmailBackend
 from awx.main.notifications.custom_notification_base import CustomNotificationBase
 
-DEFAULT_BODY = CustomNotificationBase.DEFAULT_BODY
 DEFAULT_MSG = CustomNotificationBase.DEFAULT_MSG
+
 DEFAULT_APPROVAL_RUNNING_MSG = CustomNotificationBase.DEFAULT_APPROVAL_RUNNING_MSG
+DEFAULT_APPROVAL_RUNNING_BODY = CustomNotificationBase.DEFAULT_APPROVAL_RUNNING_BODY
+
+DEFAULT_APPROVAL_APPROVED_MSG = CustomNotificationBase.DEFAULT_APPROVAL_APPROVED_MSG
+DEFAULT_APPROVAL_APPROVED_BODY = CustomNotificationBase.DEFAULT_APPROVAL_APPROVED_BODY
+
+DEFAULT_APPROVAL_TIMEOUT_MSG = CustomNotificationBase.DEFAULT_APPROVAL_TIMEOUT_MSG
+DEFAULT_APPROVAL_TIMEOUT_BODY = CustomNotificationBase.DEFAULT_APPROVAL_TIMEOUT_BODY
+
+DEFAULT_APPROVAL_DENIED_MSG = CustomNotificationBase.DEFAULT_APPROVAL_DENIED_MSG
+DEFAULT_APPROVAL_DENIED_BODY = CustomNotificationBase.DEFAULT_APPROVAL_DENIED_BODY
 
 logger = logging.getLogger('awx.main.notifications.pagerduty_backend')
 
@@ -31,10 +41,10 @@ class PagerDutyBackend(AWXBaseEmailBackend, CustomNotificationBase):
     default_messages = {"started": {"message": DEFAULT_MSG, "body": DEFAULT_BODY},
                         "success": {"message": DEFAULT_MSG, "body": DEFAULT_BODY},
                         "error": {"message": DEFAULT_MSG, "body": DEFAULT_BODY},
-                        "workflow_approval": {"running": {"message": DEFAULT_APPROVAL_RUNNING_MSG, "body": DEFAULT_BODY},
-                                              "approved": {"message": DEFAULT_APPROVAL_RUNNING_MSG,"body": DEFAULT_BODY},
-                                              "timed_out": {"message": DEFAULT_APPROVAL_RUNNING_MSG, "body": DEFAULT_BODY},
-                                              "denied": {"message": DEFAULT_APPROVAL_RUNNING_MSG, "body": DEFAULT_BODY}}}
+                        "workflow_approval": {"running": {"message": DEFAULT_APPROVAL_RUNNING_MSG, "body": DEFAULT_APPROVAL_RUNNING_BODY},
+                                              "approved": {"message": DEFAULT_APPROVAL_APPROVED_MSG,"body": DEFAULT_APPROVAL_APPROVED_BODY},
+                                              "timed_out": {"message": DEFAULT_APPROVAL_TIMEOUT_MSG, "body": DEFAULT_APPROVAL_TIMEOUT_BODY},
+                                              "denied": {"message": DEFAULT_APPROVAL_DENIED_MSG, "body": DEFAULT_APPROVAL_DENIED_BODY}}}
 
     def __init__(self, subdomain, token, fail_silently=False, **kwargs):
         super(PagerDutyBackend, self).__init__(fail_silently=fail_silently)