diff --git a/lemur/plugins/bases/notification.py b/lemur/plugins/bases/notification.py
index 410e65ec..36e94ef3 100644
--- a/lemur/plugins/bases/notification.py
+++ b/lemur/plugins/bases/notification.py
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ class ExpirationNotificationPlugin(NotificationPlugin):
     ]
 
     @property
-    def plugin_options(self):
+    def options(self):
         return list(self.default_options) + self.additional_options
 
     def send(self):
diff --git a/lemur/plugins/lemur_slack/plugin.py b/lemur/plugins/lemur_slack/plugin.py
index 4505b18b..3db831b3 100644
--- a/lemur/plugins/lemur_slack/plugin.py
+++ b/lemur/plugins/lemur_slack/plugin.py
@@ -5,7 +5,10 @@
     :license: Apache, see LICENSE for more details.
 
 .. moduleauthor:: Harm Weites <harm@weites.com>
+.. moduleauthor:: Kevin Glisson <kglisson@netflix.com>
 """
+import json
+import arrow
 from flask import current_app
 from lemur.plugins.bases import ExpirationNotificationPlugin
 from lemur.plugins import lemur_slack as slack
@@ -13,10 +16,42 @@ from lemur.plugins import lemur_slack as slack
 import requests
 
 
-def find_value(name, options):
-    for o in options:
-        if o['name'] == name:
-            return o['value']
+def create_certificate_url(name):
+    return 'https://{hostname}/#/certificates/{name}'.format(
+        hostname=current_app.config.get('LEMUR_HOSTNAME'),
+        name=name
+    )
+
+
+def create_expiration_attachments(messages):
+    attachments = []
+    for message in messages:
+        attachments.append({
+            'title': message['name'],
+            'title_link': create_certificate_url(message['name']),
+            'color': 'danger',
+            'fallback': '',
+            'fields': [
+                {
+                    'title': 'Owner',
+                    'value': message['owner'],
+                    'short': True
+                },
+                {
+                    'title': 'Expires',
+                    'value': arrow.get(message['not_after']).format('dddd, MMMM D, YYYY'),
+                    'short': True
+                },
+                {
+                    'title': 'Endpoints Detected',
+                    'value': len(message['endpoints']),
+                    'short': True
+                }
+            ],
+            'text': '',
+            'mrkdwn_in': ['text']
+        })
+    return attachments
 
 
 class SlackNotificationPlugin(ExpirationNotificationPlugin):
@@ -38,9 +73,9 @@ class SlackNotificationPlugin(ExpirationNotificationPlugin):
         }, {
             'name': 'username',
             'type': 'str',
-            'required': True,
             'validation': '^.+$',
             'helpMessage': 'The great storyteller',
+            'default': 'Lemur'
         }, {
             'name': 'recipients',
             'type': 'str',
@@ -50,19 +85,25 @@ class SlackNotificationPlugin(ExpirationNotificationPlugin):
         },
     ]
 
-    @staticmethod
-    def send(event_type, message, targets, options, **kwargs):
+    def send(self, event_type, message, targets, options, **kwargs):
         """
         A typical check can be performed using the notify command:
         `lemur notify`
         """
-        msg = 'Certificate expiry pending for certificate:\n*%s*\nCurrent state is: _%s_' % (message[0]['name'], event_type)
-        body = '{"text": "%s", "channel": "%s", "username": "%s"}' % (msg, find_value('recipients', options), find_value('username', options))
+        if event_type == 'expiration':
+            attachments = create_expiration_attachments(message)
 
-        current_app.logger.info("Sending message to Slack: %s" % body)
-        current_app.logger.debug("Sending data to Slack endpoint at %s" % find_value('webhook', options))
+        if not attachments:
+            raise Exception('Unable to create message attachments')
 
-        r = requests.post(find_value('webhook', options), body)
+        body = {
+            'text': 'Lemur Expiration Notification',
+            'attachments': attachments,
+            'channel': self.get_option('recipients', options),
+            'username': self.get_option('username', options)
+        }
+
+        r = requests.post(self.get_option('webhook', options), json.dumps(body))
         if r.status_code not in [200]:
-            current_app.logger.error("Slack response: %s" % r.status_code)
-            raise
+            raise Exception('Failed to send message')
+        current_app.logger.error("Slack response: {0} Message Body: {1}".format(r.status_code, body))
diff --git a/lemur/plugins/lemur_slack/tests/conftest.py b/lemur/plugins/lemur_slack/tests/conftest.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0e1cd89f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lemur/plugins/lemur_slack/tests/conftest.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+from lemur.tests.conftest import *  # noqa
diff --git a/lemur/plugins/lemur_slack/tests/test_slack.py b/lemur/plugins/lemur_slack/tests/test_slack.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d9983ac9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lemur/plugins/lemur_slack/tests/test_slack.py
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+
+
+def test_formatting(certificate):
+    from lemur.plugins.lemur_slack.plugin import create_expiration_attachments
+    from lemur.notifications.service import _get_message_data
+    data = [_get_message_data(certificate)]
+
+    attachments = [
+        {
+            'title': 'certificate0',
+            'color': 'danger',
+            'fields': [
+                {
+                    'short': True,
+                    'value': 'joe@example.com',
+                    'title': 'Owner'
+                },
+                {
+                    'short': True,
+                    'value': u'Wednesday, January 1, 2020',
+                    'title': 'Expires'
+                }, {
+                    'short': True,
+                    'value': 0,
+                    'title': 'Endpoints Detected'
+                }
+            ],
+            'title_link': 'https://lemur.example.com/#/certificates/certificate0',
+            'mrkdwn_in': ['text'],
+            'text': '',
+            'fallback': ''
+        }
+    ]
+    assert attachments == create_expiration_attachments(data)
diff --git a/lemur/tests/conf.py b/lemur/tests/conf.py
index c146ca02..fa175519 100644
--- a/lemur/tests/conf.py
+++ b/lemur/tests/conf.py
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ LEMUR_RESTRICTED_DOMAINS = []
 LEMUR_EMAIL = ''
 LEMUR_SECURITY_TEAM_EMAIL = ['security@example.com']
 
+LEMUR_HOSTNAME = 'lemur.example.com'
+
 # Logging
 
 LOG_LEVEL = "DEBUG"