diff --git a/engine/apps/alerts/tasks/notify_group.py b/engine/apps/alerts/tasks/notify_group.py
index 0a748c33..a3de0b9f 100644
--- a/engine/apps/alerts/tasks/notify_group.py
+++ b/engine/apps/alerts/tasks/notify_group.py
@@ -63,13 +63,15 @@ def notify_group_task(alert_group_pk, escalation_policy_snapshot_order=None):
                 important=escalation_policy_step == EscalationPolicy.STEP_NOTIFY_GROUP_IMPORTANT,
             )
 
-            notification_channels = []
-            if notification_policies.filter(step=UserNotificationPolicy.Step.NOTIFY).count() == 0:
-                usergroup_notification_plan += "Empty notifications"
-            else:
+            if notification_policies:
                 usergroup_notification_plan += "\n_{} (".format(
                     step.get_user_notification_message_for_thread_for_usergroup(user, notification_policies.first())
                 )
+
+            notification_channels = []
+            if notification_policies.filter(step=UserNotificationPolicy.Step.NOTIFY).count() == 0:
+                usergroup_notification_plan += "Empty notifications"
+
             for notification_policy in notification_policies:
                 if notification_policy.step == UserNotificationPolicy.Step.NOTIFY:
                     notification_channels.append(