diff --git a/awx/main/notifications/grafana_backend.py b/awx/main/notifications/grafana_backend.py
index 153b004a5e..b9a2cbbc1e 100644
--- a/awx/main/notifications/grafana_backend.py
+++ b/awx/main/notifications/grafana_backend.py
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@ class GrafanaBackend(AWXBaseEmailBackend, CustomNotificationBase):
     ):
         super(GrafanaBackend, self).__init__(fail_silently=fail_silently)
         self.grafana_key = grafana_key
-        self.dashboardId = int(dashboardId) if dashboardId is not None else None
-        self.panelId = int(panelId) if panelId is not None else None
+        self.dashboardId = int(dashboardId) if dashboardId is not None and panelId != "" else None
+        self.panelId = int(panelId) if panelId is not None and panelId != "" else None
         self.annotation_tags = annotation_tags if annotation_tags is not None else []
         self.grafana_no_verify_ssl = grafana_no_verify_ssl
         self.isRegion = isRegion
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ class GrafanaBackend(AWXBaseEmailBackend, CustomNotificationBase):
             r = requests.post(
                 "{}/api/annotations".format(m.recipients()[0]), json=grafana_data, headers=grafana_headers, verify=(not self.grafana_no_verify_ssl)
             )
+
             if r.status_code >= 400:
                 logger.error(smart_str(_("Error sending notification grafana: {}").format(r.status_code)))
                 if not self.fail_silently: