diff --git a/emails/verification_notice.spt b/emails/verification-notice.spt
similarity index 100%
rename from emails/verification_notice.spt
rename to emails/verification-notice.spt
diff --git a/gratipay/models/participant/email.py b/gratipay/models/participant/email.py
index 822334e972..ae4fcb62f2 100644
--- a/gratipay/models/participant/email.py
+++ b/gratipay/models/participant/email.py
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ def start_email_verification(self, email, *packages):
                                  )
         if self.email_address:
             self.app.email_queue.put( self
-                                    , 'verification_notice'
+                                    , 'verification-notice'
                                     , new_email=email
                                     , include_unsubscribe=False
 
diff --git a/tests/py/test_email.py b/tests/py/test_email.py
index 5c8b35af1e..48ef5a44ad 100644
--- a/tests/py/test_email.py
+++ b/tests/py/test_email.py
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ def test_html_escaping(self):
     def test_queueing_email_is_throttled(self):
         self.app.email_queue.put(self.alice, "verification")
         self.app.email_queue.put(self.alice, "branch")
-        self.app.email_queue.put(self.alice, "verification_notice")
+        self.app.email_queue.put(self.alice, "verification-notice")
         raises(Throttled, self.app.email_queue.put, self.alice, "branch")
 
     def test_only_user_initiated_messages_count_towards_throttling(self):
@@ -318,8 +318,8 @@ def test_only_user_initiated_messages_count_towards_throttling(self):
         self.app.email_queue.put(self.alice, "verification", _user_initiated=False)
         self.app.email_queue.put(self.alice, "branch")
         self.app.email_queue.put(self.alice, "branch", _user_initiated=False)
-        self.app.email_queue.put(self.alice, "verification_notice")
-        self.app.email_queue.put(self.alice, "verification_notice", _user_initiated=False)
+        self.app.email_queue.put(self.alice, "verification-notice")
+        self.app.email_queue.put(self.alice, "verification-notice", _user_initiated=False)
         raises(Throttled, self.app.email_queue.put, self.alice, "branch")
 
     def test_flushing_queue_resets_throttling(self):
@@ -327,9 +327,9 @@ def test_flushing_queue_resets_throttling(self):
         assert self.app.email_queue.flush() == 1
         self.app.email_queue.put(self.alice, "verification")
         self.app.email_queue.put(self.alice, "branch")
-        self.app.email_queue.put(self.alice, "verification_notice")
+        self.app.email_queue.put(self.alice, "verification-notice")
         assert self.app.email_queue.flush() == 3
-        self.app.email_queue.put(self.alice, "verification_notice")
+        self.app.email_queue.put(self.alice, "verification-notice")
 
 
 class FlushEmailQueue(SentEmailHarness):