diff --git a/matchmaker/views/external_api.py b/matchmaker/views/external_api.py
index f2cd6320e7..629ca4ba88 100644
--- a/matchmaker/views/external_api.py
+++ b/matchmaker/views/external_api.py
@@ -79,14 +79,7 @@ def mme_match_proxy(request, originating_node_name):
         patient_data=query_patient_data, origin_request_host=originating_node_name,
     )
 
-    try:
-        _generate_notification_for_incoming_match(results, incoming_query, originating_node_name, query_patient_data)
-    except Exception as e:
-        logger.error('Unable to create notification for incoming MME match request for {} matches{}: {}'.format(
-            len(results),
-            ' ({})'.format(', '.join(sorted([result.get('patient', {}).get('id') for result in results]))) if results else '',
-            str(e)),
-        )
+    _safe_generate_notification_for_incoming_match(results, incoming_query, originating_node_name, query_patient_data)
 
     return create_json_response({
         'results': sorted(results, key=lambda result: result['score']['patient'], reverse=True),
@@ -94,7 +87,7 @@ def mme_match_proxy(request, originating_node_name):
     })
 
 
-def _generate_notification_for_incoming_match(results, incoming_query, incoming_request_node, incoming_patient):
+def _safe_generate_notification_for_incoming_match(results, incoming_query, incoming_request_node, incoming_patient):
     """
     Generate a SLACK notifcation to say that a VALID match request came in and the following
     results were sent back. If Slack is not supported, a message is not sent, but details persisted.
diff --git a/matchmaker/views/external_api_tests.py b/matchmaker/views/external_api_tests.py
index 0956b5ee8d..491cb4458f 100644
--- a/matchmaker/views/external_api_tests.py
+++ b/matchmaker/views/external_api_tests.py
@@ -399,9 +399,9 @@ def test_mme_match_proxy_phenotype_only(self, mock_post_to_slack, mock_email):
             mock.call().send(),
         ])
 
-    @mock.patch('matchmaker.views.external_api.logger')
+    @mock.patch('seqr.utils.communication_utils.logger')
     @mock.patch('matchmaker.views.external_api.EmailMessage')
-    @mock.patch('matchmaker.views.external_api.safe_post_to_slack')
+    @mock.patch('seqr.utils.communication_utils._post_to_slack')
     def test_mme_match_proxy_no_results(self, mock_post_to_slack, mock_email, mock_logger):
         url = '/api/matchmaker/v1/match'
         request_body = {
@@ -424,11 +424,12 @@ def test_mme_match_proxy_no_results(self, mock_post_to_slack, mock_email, mock_l
         self.assertEqual(incoming_query_q.count(), 1)
         self.assertIsNone(incoming_query_q.first().patient_id)
 
-        mock_post_to_slack.assert_called_with(
-            'matchmaker_matches',
-            """A match request for 12345 came in from Test Institute today.
+        slack_message = """A match request for 12345 came in from Test Institute today.
         The contact information given was: test@test.com.
         We didn't find any individuals in matchbox that matched that query well, *so no results were sent back*."""
+        mock_post_to_slack.assert_called_with(
+            'matchmaker_matches',
+            slack_message
         )
         mock_email.assert_not_called()
 
@@ -440,6 +441,6 @@ def test_mme_match_proxy_no_results(self, mock_post_to_slack, mock_email, mock_l
         self.assertListEqual(response.json()['results'], [])
         self.assertEqual(MatchmakerIncomingQuery.objects.filter(institution='Test Institute').count(), 2)
         mock_logger.error.assert_called_with(
-            'Unable to create notification for incoming MME match request for 0 matches: Slack connection error')
+            f'Slack error: Slack connection error: Original message in channel (matchmaker_matches) - {slack_message}')