diff --git a/files/helpers/alerts.py b/files/helpers/alerts.py
index c2b887bde..54cb51e28 100644
--- a/files/helpers/alerts.py
+++ b/files/helpers/alerts.py
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ def send_repeatable_notification(uid, text):
 
 	push_notif({uid}, 'New notification', text, f'{SITE_FULL}/notification/{cid}')
 
+	return notif
+
 
 def send_notification(uid, text):
 	if uid in BOT_IDs: return
diff --git a/files/routes/awards.py b/files/routes/awards.py
index 6a617338f..7390e61e0 100644
--- a/files/routes/awards.py
+++ b/files/routes/awards.py
@@ -601,9 +601,9 @@ def award_thing(v, thing_type, id):
 	if v.id != author.id:
 		if author.deflector and AWARDS[kind]['deflectable']:
 			msg = f"@{v.username} has tried to give your [{thing_type}]({thing.shortlink}) the {award_title} Award but it was deflected and applied to them :marseytroll:"
-			send_repeatable_notification(author.id, msg)
+			send_repeatable_notification(author.id, msg).created_utc -= 1
 			msg = f"{safe_username} under the effect of a deflector award; your {award_title} Award has been deflected back to you :marseytroll:"
-			send_repeatable_notification(v.id, msg)
+			send_repeatable_notification(v.id, msg).created_utc -= 1
 		elif kind not in {'spider', 'jumpscare'}:
 			msg = f"@{v.username} has given [{link_text_in_notif}]({thing.shortlink}) the {award_title} Award"
 
@@ -620,7 +620,7 @@ def award_thing(v, thing_type, id):
 				if kind == "chud":
 					msg += f"\n\n**You now have to say this phrase in all posts and comments you make for 24 hours:**"
 				msg += f"\n\n> {note}"
-			send_repeatable_notification(author.id, msg)
+			send_repeatable_notification(author.id, msg).created_utc -= 1
 
 
 	if author.received_award_count: author.received_award_count += 1