diff --git a/lib/services/local/notifications.go b/lib/services/local/notifications.go
index 46116a30c1b21..7651909f1122f 100644
--- a/lib/services/local/notifications.go
+++ b/lib/services/local/notifications.go
@@ -20,10 +20,10 @@ package local
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"fmt"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/google/uuid"
+	"github.com/gravitational/trace"
 	"google.golang.org/protobuf/types/known/timestamppb"
 
 	headerv1 "github.com/gravitational/teleport/api/gen/proto/go/teleport/header/v1"
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/gravitational/teleport/lib/backend"
 	"github.com/gravitational/teleport/lib/services"
 	"github.com/gravitational/teleport/lib/services/local/generic"
-	"github.com/gravitational/trace"
 )
 
 // NotificationsService manages notification resources in the backend.
@@ -288,10 +287,10 @@ func CheckAndSetExpiry(notification *notificationsv1.Notification) error {
 	// If the expiry has already been provided, ensure that it is not more than 90 days from now.
 	// This is to prevent misuse as we don't want notifications existing for too long and accumulating in the backend.
 	now := time.Now()
-	maxExpiry := now.Add(maxExpiry)
+	timeOfMaxExpiry := now.Add(maxExpiry)
 
-	if (*notification.Metadata.Expires).AsTime().After(maxExpiry) {
-		return trace.BadParameter(fmt.Sprintf("notification expiry cannot be more than %s days from its creation", maxExpiry))
+	if (*notification.Metadata.Expires).AsTime().After(timeOfMaxExpiry) {
+		return trace.BadParameter("notification expiry cannot be more than %d days from its creation", int(maxExpiry.Hours()/24))
 	}
 
 	return nil
diff --git a/lib/services/local/notifications_test.go b/lib/services/local/notifications_test.go
index 725dbb541e1e7..c4207b459c25d 100644
--- a/lib/services/local/notifications_test.go
+++ b/lib/services/local/notifications_test.go
@@ -24,15 +24,16 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
-	headerv1 "github.com/gravitational/teleport/api/gen/proto/go/teleport/header/v1"
-	notificationsv1 "github.com/gravitational/teleport/api/gen/proto/go/teleport/notifications/v1"
-	"github.com/gravitational/teleport/lib/backend"
-	"github.com/gravitational/teleport/lib/backend/memory"
 	"github.com/gravitational/trace"
 	"github.com/jonboulle/clockwork"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 	"google.golang.org/protobuf/testing/protocmp"
 	"google.golang.org/protobuf/types/known/timestamppb"
+
+	headerv1 "github.com/gravitational/teleport/api/gen/proto/go/teleport/header/v1"
+	notificationsv1 "github.com/gravitational/teleport/api/gen/proto/go/teleport/notifications/v1"
+	"github.com/gravitational/teleport/lib/backend"
+	"github.com/gravitational/teleport/lib/backend/memory"
 )
 
 // TestUserNotificationCRUD tests backend operations for user-specific notification resources.
@@ -272,9 +273,9 @@ func TestUserNotificationStateCRUD(t *testing.T) {
 	require.Len(t, paginatedOut, 2)
 	// Verify that notification id's and states are correct, userNotificationState1 should now have the dismissed state.
 	require.Equal(t, userNotificationState1.Spec.NotificationId, paginatedOut[0].Spec.NotificationId)
-	require.Equal(t, paginatedOut[0].Status.NotificationState, notificationsv1.NotificationState_NOTIFICATION_STATE_DISMISSED)
+	require.Equal(t, notificationsv1.NotificationState_NOTIFICATION_STATE_DISMISSED, paginatedOut[0].Status.NotificationState)
 	require.Equal(t, userNotificationState2.Spec.NotificationId, paginatedOut[1].Spec.NotificationId)
-	require.Equal(t, paginatedOut[1].Status.NotificationState, notificationsv1.NotificationState_NOTIFICATION_STATE_CLICKED)
+	require.Equal(t, notificationsv1.NotificationState_NOTIFICATION_STATE_CLICKED, paginatedOut[1].Status.NotificationState)
 
 	// Test deleting a notification state.
 	err = service.DeleteUserNotificationState(ctx, testUsername, notification1Id)
diff --git a/lib/services/notifications.go b/lib/services/notifications.go
index 9e021fc60c398..2f17a6b082c40 100644
--- a/lib/services/notifications.go
+++ b/lib/services/notifications.go
@@ -21,12 +21,13 @@ package services
 import (
 	"context"
 
-	notificationsv1 "github.com/gravitational/teleport/api/gen/proto/go/teleport/notifications/v1"
-	"github.com/gravitational/teleport/lib/utils"
 	"github.com/gravitational/trace"
 	"google.golang.org/protobuf/encoding/protojson"
 	"google.golang.org/protobuf/proto"
 	"google.golang.org/protobuf/types/known/timestamppb"
+
+	notificationsv1 "github.com/gravitational/teleport/api/gen/proto/go/teleport/notifications/v1"
+	"github.com/gravitational/teleport/lib/utils"
 )
 
 // Notifications defines an interface for managing notifications.
diff --git a/lib/services/notifications_test.go b/lib/services/notifications_test.go
index 2be6c8d63df92..45e1e7191e983 100644
--- a/lib/services/notifications_test.go
+++ b/lib/services/notifications_test.go
@@ -23,12 +23,13 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
-	headerv1 "github.com/gravitational/teleport/api/gen/proto/go/teleport/header/v1"
-	notificationsv1 "github.com/gravitational/teleport/api/gen/proto/go/teleport/notifications/v1"
-	"github.com/gravitational/teleport/api/types"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 	"google.golang.org/protobuf/testing/protocmp"
 	"google.golang.org/protobuf/types/known/timestamppb"
+
+	headerv1 "github.com/gravitational/teleport/api/gen/proto/go/teleport/header/v1"
+	notificationsv1 "github.com/gravitational/teleport/api/gen/proto/go/teleport/notifications/v1"
+	"github.com/gravitational/teleport/api/types"
 )
 
 // TestMarshalNotificationRoundTrip tests the marshaling and unmarshaling functions for Notification objects.