diff --git a/lemur/notifications/service.py b/lemur/notifications/service.py
index 34edccc0..5bc5f3e1 100644
--- a/lemur/notifications/service.py
+++ b/lemur/notifications/service.py
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ def create_default_expiration_notifications(name, recipients, intervals=None):
             "name": "recipients",
             "type": "str",
             "required": True,
-            "validation": "^([\w+-.%]+@[\w-.]+\.[A-Za-z]{2,4},?)+$",
+            "validation": r"^([\w+-.%]+@[\w-.]+\.[A-Za-z]{2,4},?)+$",
             "helpMessage": "Comma delimited list of email addresses",
             "value": ",".join(recipients),
         },
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ def create_default_expiration_notifications(name, recipients, intervals=None):
                     "name": "interval",
                     "type": "int",
                     "required": True,
-                    "validation": "^\d+$",
+                    "validation": r"^\d+$",
                     "helpMessage": "Number of days to be alert before expiration.",
                     "value": i,
                 }
diff --git a/lemur/plugins/bases/notification.py b/lemur/plugins/bases/notification.py
index 0da0dad2..76aa33de 100644
--- a/lemur/plugins/bases/notification.py
+++ b/lemur/plugins/bases/notification.py
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ class ExpirationNotificationPlugin(NotificationPlugin):
             "name": "interval",
             "type": "int",
             "required": True,
-            "validation": "^\d+$",
+            "validation": r"^\d+$",
             "helpMessage": "Number of days to be alert before expiration.",
         },
         {
diff --git a/lemur/plugins/lemur_email/plugin.py b/lemur/plugins/lemur_email/plugin.py
index f380c82e..041b27ec 100644
--- a/lemur/plugins/lemur_email/plugin.py
+++ b/lemur/plugins/lemur_email/plugin.py
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ class EmailNotificationPlugin(ExpirationNotificationPlugin):
             "name": "recipients",
             "type": "str",
             "required": True,
-            "validation": "^([\w+-.%]+@[\w-.]+\.[A-Za-z]{2,4},?)+$",
+            "validation": r"^([\w+-.%]+@[\w-.]+\.[A-Za-z]{2,4},?)+$",
             "helpMessage": "Comma delimited list of email addresses",
         }
     ]