diff --git a/apps/archive/archive.py b/apps/archive/archive.py
index cf9918b239..a511ea2278 100644
--- a/apps/archive/archive.py
+++ b/apps/archive/archive.py
@@ -1233,7 +1233,7 @@ def handle_mark_user_notifications(self, updates, original, add_activity=True):
             )
 
             self._send_mark_user_notifications(
-                "item:unmarked",
+                "item:marked",
                 message,
                 resource=self.datasource,
                 item=original,
@@ -1295,7 +1295,6 @@ def _send_mark_user_notifications(
                 item=item,
                 user_list=user_list,
                 link=link,
-                notification_name="mark_for_user",
                 **data,
             )
 
diff --git a/superdesk/activity.py b/superdesk/activity.py
index 2904d6d7bd..97f7fe5c19 100644
--- a/superdesk/activity.py
+++ b/superdesk/activity.py
@@ -247,6 +247,9 @@ def notify_and_add_activity(
     if user_list is None:
         user_list = []
 
+    if notification_name is None:
+        notification_name = activity_name
+
     notify_users = [
         str(user.get("_id"))
         for user in user_list