diff --git a/src/alertSearch/notify.ts b/src/alertSearch/notify.ts
index a534376..1b3c74a 100644
--- a/src/alertSearch/notify.ts
+++ b/src/alertSearch/notify.ts
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@ export type AlertSearchNotifyResult = {
 };
 
 export function alertSearchNotificationBody(totalCount: number): string {
-  return `You have ${totalCount} new updates.`;
+  const noun = totalCount === 1 ? "update" : "updates";
+  return `You have ${totalCount} new ${noun}.`;
 }
 
 export function buildAlertSearchNotificationContent(
diff --git a/src/alertSearch/smsNotify.ts b/src/alertSearch/smsNotify.ts
index 55a1f82..3a0d36d 100644
--- a/src/alertSearch/smsNotify.ts
+++ b/src/alertSearch/smsNotify.ts
@@ -46,8 +46,9 @@ export type AlertSearchSmsNotifyResult = {
 };
 
 export function alertSearchSmsBody(totalCount: number): string {
+  const noun = totalCount === 1 ? "update" : "updates";
   return (
-    `Gift Economies: you have ${totalCount} new updates. ` +
+    `Gift Economies: you have ${totalCount} new ${noun}. ` +
     `${ALERT_SEARCH_SMS_LINK} Reply STOP to end.`
   );
 }
diff --git a/test/alertSearch/notify.test.ts b/test/alertSearch/notify.test.ts
index c5bea85..bbe0689 100644
--- a/test/alertSearch/notify.test.ts
+++ b/test/alertSearch/notify.test.ts
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ describe("alertSearch notification gate", () => {
     assert.equal(content.type, ALERT_SEARCH_FCM_TYPE);
     assert.equal(content.body.includes(USER), false);
     assert.equal(content.body.includes("01H"), false);
-    assert.equal(alertSearchNotificationBody(1), "You have 1 new updates.");
+    assert.equal(alertSearchNotificationBody(1), "You have 1 new update.");
   });
 });
 
diff --git a/test/alertSearch/smsNotify.test.ts b/test/alertSearch/smsNotify.test.ts
index bd6c6c4..ab8da4c 100644
--- a/test/alertSearch/smsNotify.test.ts
+++ b/test/alertSearch/smsNotify.test.ts
@@ -124,6 +124,10 @@ describe("alertSearchSmsBody", () => {
     assert.ok(
       alertSearchSmsBody(999999).length <= SMS_SINGLE_SEGMENT_LIMIT
     );
+    assert.equal(
+      alertSearchSmsBody(1),
+      `Gift Economies: you have 1 new update. ${ALERT_SEARCH_SMS_LINK} Reply STOP to end.`
+    );
     assert.equal(body.includes("giftopia.tech"), false);
   });
 });