diff --git a/lib/shared/notif-utils.js b/lib/shared/notif-utils.js
index 76f1f8dfb8..606eb7a16d 100644
--- a/lib/shared/notif-utils.js
+++ b/lib/shared/notif-utils.js
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ function notifTextsForSidebarCreation(
     possessive: true,
   });
 
-  let body = `started a thread in response to `;
+  let body = 'started a thread in response to';
   body = ET`${body} ${sourceMessageAuthorPossessive} message`;
 
   const { username } = params.notifTargetUserInfo;