diff --git a/awx/main/tests/unit/test_tasks.py b/awx/main/tests/unit/test_tasks.py
index 881b7b15c6..ff2faf63a4 100644
--- a/awx/main/tests/unit/test_tasks.py
+++ b/awx/main/tests/unit/test_tasks.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ def test_send_notifications_list(mocker):
     mock_job = mocker.MagicMock(spec=UnifiedJob)
     patches.append(mocker.patch('awx.main.models.UnifiedJob.objects.get', return_value=mock_job))
 
-    mock_notification = mocker.MagicMock(spec=Notification, subject="test")
+    mock_notification = mocker.MagicMock(spec=Notification, subject="test", body={ 'hello': 'world' })
     patches.append(mocker.patch('awx.main.models.Notification.objects.get', return_value=mock_notification))
 
     with apply_patches(patches):