diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6545f14f..b028104c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 # Change Log
 
+## v1.0.30 (2022-08-31)
+- Bug fix: check user notification policy before access
+
 ## v1.0.29 (2022-08-31)
 - Add arm64 docker image
 
@@ -82,7 +85,7 @@
 ## 1.0.2 (2022-06-17)
 
 - Fix Grafana Alerting integration to handle API changes in Grafana 9
-- Improve public api endpoint for for outgoing webhooks (/actions) by adding ability to create, update and delete outgoing webhook instance
+- Improve public api endpoint for outgoing webhooks (/actions) by adding ability to create, update and delete outgoing webhook instance
 
 ## 1.0.0 (2022-06-14)
 
diff --git a/engine/apps/alerts/tasks/notify_group.py b/engine/apps/alerts/tasks/notify_group.py
index 9803affb..a3de0b9f 100644
--- a/engine/apps/alerts/tasks/notify_group.py
+++ b/engine/apps/alerts/tasks/notify_group.py
@@ -62,12 +62,16 @@ def notify_group_task(alert_group_pk, escalation_policy_snapshot_order=None):
                 user=user,
                 important=escalation_policy_step == EscalationPolicy.STEP_NOTIFY_GROUP_IMPORTANT,
             )
-            usergroup_notification_plan += "\n_{} (".format(
-                step.get_user_notification_message_for_thread_for_usergroup(user, notification_policies.first())
-            )
+
+            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(
diff --git a/grafana-plugin/CHANGELOG.md b/grafana-plugin/CHANGELOG.md
index 6545f14f..b028104c 100644
--- a/grafana-plugin/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/grafana-plugin/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 # Change Log
 
+## v1.0.30 (2022-08-31)
+- Bug fix: check user notification policy before access
+
 ## v1.0.29 (2022-08-31)
 - Add arm64 docker image
 
@@ -82,7 +85,7 @@
 ## 1.0.2 (2022-06-17)
 
 - Fix Grafana Alerting integration to handle API changes in Grafana 9
-- Improve public api endpoint for for outgoing webhooks (/actions) by adding ability to create, update and delete outgoing webhook instance
+- Improve public api endpoint for outgoing webhooks (/actions) by adding ability to create, update and delete outgoing webhook instance
 
 ## 1.0.0 (2022-06-14)