diff --git a/awx/main/tasks.py b/awx/main/tasks.py
index 444e557d40..829be476ef 100644
--- a/awx/main/tasks.py
+++ b/awx/main/tasks.py
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ def handle_work_success(self, result, task_actual):
     notification_body = instance.notification_data()
     notification_subject = "{} #{} '{}' succeeded on Ansible Tower: {}".format(friendly_name,
                                                                                task_actual['id'],
-                                                                               instance_name,
+                                                                               smart_text(instance_name),
                                                                                notification_body['url'])
     notification_body['friendly_name'] = friendly_name
     send_notifications.delay([n.generate_notification(notification_subject, notification_body).id
@@ -246,8 +246,8 @@ def handle_work_error(self, task_id, subtasks=None):
                 instance_name = instance.module_name
                 notifiers = []
                 friendly_name = "AdHoc Command"
-            elif task_actual['type'] == 'system_job':
-                instance = SystemJob.objects.get(id=task_actual['id'])
+            elif each_task['type'] == 'system_job':
+                instance = SystemJob.objects.get(id=each_task['id'])
                 instance_name = instance.system_job_template.name
                 notifiers = instance.system_job_template.notifiers
                 friendly_name = "System Job"
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ def handle_work_error(self, task_id, subtasks=None):
         notification_body = first_task.notification_data()
         notification_subject = "{} #{} '{}' failed on Ansible Tower: {}".format(first_task_friendly_name,
                                                                                 first_task_id,
-                                                                                first_task_name,
+                                                                                smart_text(first_task_name),
                                                                                 notification_body['url'])
         notification_body['friendly_name'] = first_task_friendly_name
         send_notifications.delay([n.generate_notification(notification_subject, notification_body).id