diff --git a/docs/administration.rst b/docs/administration.rst
index 00da0c8a..cdbf0037 100644
--- a/docs/administration.rst
+++ b/docs/administration.rst
@@ -1441,7 +1441,7 @@ Slack
     Adds support for slack notifications.
 
 
-AWS
+AWS (Source)
 ----
 
 :Authors:
@@ -1454,7 +1454,7 @@ AWS
     Uses AWS IAM as a source of certificates to manage. Supports a multi-account deployment.
 
 
-AWS
+AWS (Destination)
 ----
 
 :Authors:
@@ -1467,6 +1467,19 @@ AWS
     Uses AWS IAM as a destination for Lemur generated certificates. Support a multi-account deployment.
 
 
+AWS (Notification)
+-----
+
+:Authors:
+    Jasmine Schladen <jschladen@netflix.com>
+:Type:
+    Notification
+:Description:
+    Adds support for SNS notifications. SNS notifications (like other notification plugins) are currently only supported
+    for certificate expiration. Configuration requires a region, account number, and SNS topic name; these elements
+    are then combined to build the topic ARN. Lemur must have access to publish messages to the specified SNS topic.
+
+
 Kubernetes
 ----------
 
diff --git a/docs/developer/plugins/index.rst b/docs/developer/plugins/index.rst
index 8af5e1c8..0223d9ca 100644
--- a/docs/developer/plugins/index.rst
+++ b/docs/developer/plugins/index.rst
@@ -215,18 +215,21 @@ Notification
 ------------
 
 Lemur includes the ability to create Email notifications by **default**. These notifications
-currently come in the form of expiration notices. Lemur periodically checks certifications expiration dates and
+currently come in the form of expiration and rotation notices. Lemur periodically checks certifications expiration dates and
 determines if a given certificate is eligible for notification. There are currently only two parameters used to
 determine if a certificate is eligible; validity expiration (date the certificate is no longer valid) and the number
 of days the current date (UTC) is from that expiration date.
 
-There are currently two objects that available for notification plugins the first is `NotficationPlugin`. This is the base object for
-any notification within Lemur. Currently the only support notification type is an certificate expiration notification. If you
+Expiration notifications can also be configured for Slack or AWS SNS. Rotation notifications are not configurable.
+Notifications sent to a certificate owner and security team (`LEMUR_SECURITY_TEAM_EMAIL`) can currently only be sent via email.
+
+There are currently two objects that available for notification plugins. The first is `NotificationPlugin`, which is the base object for
+any notification within Lemur. Currently the only supported notification type is an certificate expiration notification. If you
 are trying to create a new notification type (audit, failed logins, etc.) this would be the object to base your plugin on.
 You would also then need to build additional code to trigger the new notification type.
 
-The second is `ExpirationNotificationPlugin`, this object inherits from `NotificationPlugin` object.
-You will most likely want to base your plugin on, if you want to add new channels for expiration notices (Slack, HipChat, Jira, etc.). It adds default options that are required by
+The second is `ExpirationNotificationPlugin`, which inherits from `NotificationPlugin` object.
+You will most likely want to base your plugin on this object if you want to add new channels for expiration notices (HipChat, Jira, etc.). It adds default options that are required by
 all expiration notifications (interval, unit). This interface expects for the child to define the following function::
 
     def send(self, notification_type, message, targets, options, **kwargs):
diff --git a/lemur/notifications/messaging.py b/lemur/notifications/messaging.py
index 82db7b6e..6bcf6bd3 100644
--- a/lemur/notifications/messaging.py
+++ b/lemur/notifications/messaging.py
@@ -29,13 +29,15 @@ from lemur.plugins.utils import get_plugin_option
 
 def get_certificates(exclude=None):
     """
-    Finds all certificates that are eligible for notifications.
+    Finds all certificates that are eligible for expiration notifications.
     :param exclude:
     :return:
     """
     now = arrow.utcnow()
     max = now + timedelta(days=90)
 
+    print("ALPACA: Checking for certs not after {0} with notify enabled and not expired".format(max))
+
     q = (
         database.db.session.query(Certificate)
         .filter(Certificate.not_after <= max)
@@ -43,6 +45,8 @@ def get_certificates(exclude=None):
         .filter(Certificate.expired == False)
     )  # noqa
 
+    print("ALPACA: Excluding {0}".format(exclude))
+
     exclude_conditions = []
     if exclude:
         for e in exclude:
@@ -56,51 +60,64 @@ def get_certificates(exclude=None):
         if needs_notification(c):
             certs.append(c)
 
+    print("ALPACA: Found {0} eligible certs".format(len(certs)))
+
     return certs
 
 
 def get_eligible_certificates(exclude=None):
     """
-    Finds all certificates that are eligible for certificate expiration.
+    Finds all certificates that are eligible for certificate expiration notification.
+    Returns the set of all eligible certificates, grouped by owner, with a list of applicable notifications.
     :param exclude:
     :return:
     """
     certificates = defaultdict(dict)
     certs = get_certificates(exclude=exclude)
 
+    print("ALPACA: Found {0} certificates to check for notifications".format(len(certs)))
+
     # group by owner
     for owner, items in groupby(certs, lambda x: x.owner):
         notification_groups = []
 
         for certificate in items:
             notifications = needs_notification(certificate)
+            print("ALPACA: Considering sending {0} notifications for cert {1}".format(len(notifications), certificate))
 
             if notifications:
                 for notification in notifications:
+                    print("ALPACA: Will send notification {0} for certificate {1}".format(notification, certificate))
                     notification_groups.append((notification, certificate))
 
         # group by notification
         for notification, items in groupby(notification_groups, lambda x: x[0].label):
             certificates[owner][notification] = list(items)
 
+    print("ALPACA: Certificates that need notifications: {0}".format(certificates))
+
     return certificates
 
 
-def send_notification(event_type, data, targets, notification):
+def send_plugin_notification(event_type, data, recipients, notification):
     """
     Executes the plugin and handles failure.
 
     :param event_type:
     :param data:
-    :param targets:
+    :param recipients:
     :param notification:
     :return:
     """
     status = FAILURE_METRIC_STATUS
     try:
-        notification.plugin.send(event_type, data, targets, notification.options)
+        print("ALPACA: Trying to send notification {0} (plugin: {1})".format(notification, notification.plugin))
+        notification.plugin.send(event_type, data, recipients, notification.options)
         status = SUCCESS_METRIC_STATUS
     except Exception as e:
+        current_app.logger.error(
+            "Unable to send notification {}.".format(notification), exc_info=True
+        )
         sentry.captureException()
 
     metrics.send(
@@ -140,36 +157,31 @@ def send_expiration_notifications(exclude):
                 notification_data.append(cert_data)
                 security_data.append(cert_data)
 
-            if send_notification(
-                "expiration", notification_data, [owner], notification
+            print("ALPACA: Sending owner notification to {0} for certificate {1}. Data: {2}".format(owner, certificates, notification_data))
+
+            if send_default_notification(
+                    "expiration", notification_data, [owner], notification.options
             ):
                 success += 1
             else:
                 failure += 1
 
-            notification_recipient = get_plugin_option(
-                "recipients", notification.options
-            )
-            if notification_recipient:
-                notification_recipient = notification_recipient.split(",")
-                # removing owner and security_email from notification_recipient
-                notification_recipient = [i for i in notification_recipient if i not in security_email and i != owner]
+            recipients = notification.plugin.filter_recipients(security_email + [owner], notification.options)
 
-            if (
-                notification_recipient
+            print("ALPACA: Sending plugin notification {0} for certificate {1} to recipients {2}".format(notification, certificates, recipients))
+            if send_plugin_notification(
+                "expiration",
+                notification_data,
+                recipients,
+                notification,
             ):
-                if send_notification(
-                    "expiration",
-                    notification_data,
-                    notification_recipient,
-                    notification,
-                ):
-                    success += 1
-                else:
-                    failure += 1
+                success += 1
+            else:
+                failure += 1
 
-            if send_notification(
-                "expiration", security_data, security_email, notification
+            print("ALPACA: Sending security notification to {0}".format(security_email))
+            if send_default_notification(
+                "expiration", security_data, security_email, notification.options
             ):
                 success += 1
             else:
@@ -178,29 +190,29 @@ def send_expiration_notifications(exclude):
     return success, failure
 
 
-def send_rotation_notification(certificate, notification_plugin=None):
+def send_default_notification(notification_type, data, targets, notification_options=None):
     """
-    Sends a report to certificate owners when their certificate has been
-    rotated.
+    Sends a report to the specified target via the default notification plugin. Applicable for any notification_type.
+    At present, "default" means email, as the other notification plugins do not support dynamically configured targets.
 
-    :param certificate:
-    :param notification_plugin:
+    :param notification_type:
+    :param data:
+    :param targets:
+    :param notification_options:
     :return:
     """
     status = FAILURE_METRIC_STATUS
-    if not notification_plugin:
-        notification_plugin = plugins.get(
-            current_app.config.get("LEMUR_DEFAULT_NOTIFICATION_PLUGIN")
-        )
-
-    data = certificate_notification_output_schema.dump(certificate).data
+    notification_plugin = plugins.get(
+        current_app.config.get("LEMUR_DEFAULT_NOTIFICATION_PLUGIN", "email-notification")
+    )
 
     try:
-        notification_plugin.send("rotation", data, [data["owner"]])
+        # we need the notification.options here because the email templates utilize the interval/unit info
+        notification_plugin.send(notification_type, data, targets, notification_options)
         status = SUCCESS_METRIC_STATUS
     except Exception as e:
         current_app.logger.error(
-            "Unable to send notification to {}.".format(data["owner"]), exc_info=True
+            "Unable to send notification to {}.".format(targets), exc_info=True
         )
         sentry.captureException()
 
@@ -208,77 +220,49 @@ def send_rotation_notification(certificate, notification_plugin=None):
         "notification",
         "counter",
         1,
-        metric_tags={"status": status, "event_type": "rotation"},
+        metric_tags={"status": status, "event_type": notification_type},
     )
 
     if status == SUCCESS_METRIC_STATUS:
         return True
 
 
+def send_rotation_notification(certificate):
+    data = certificate_notification_output_schema.dump(certificate).data
+    return send_default_notification("rotation", data, [data["owner"]])
+
+
 def send_pending_failure_notification(
-    pending_cert, notify_owner=True, notify_security=True, notification_plugin=None
+    pending_cert, notify_owner=True, notify_security=True
 ):
     """
     Sends a report to certificate owners when their pending certificate failed to be created.
 
     :param pending_cert:
-    :param notification_plugin:
+    :param notify_owner:
+    :param notify_security:
     :return:
     """
-    status = FAILURE_METRIC_STATUS
-
-    if not notification_plugin:
-        notification_plugin = plugins.get(
-            current_app.config.get(
-                "LEMUR_DEFAULT_NOTIFICATION_PLUGIN", "email-notification"
-            )
-        )
 
     data = pending_certificate_output_schema.dump(pending_cert).data
     data["security_email"] = current_app.config.get("LEMUR_SECURITY_TEAM_EMAIL")
 
+    notify_owner_success = False
     if notify_owner:
-        try:
-            notification_plugin.send("failed", data, [data["owner"]], pending_cert)
-            status = SUCCESS_METRIC_STATUS
-        except Exception as e:
-            current_app.logger.error(
-                "Unable to send pending failure notification to {}.".format(
-                    data["owner"]
-                ),
-                exc_info=True,
-            )
-            sentry.captureException()
+        notify_owner_success = send_default_notification("failed", data, [data["owner"]], pending_cert)
 
+    notify_security_success = False
     if notify_security:
-        try:
-            notification_plugin.send(
-                "failed", data, data["security_email"], pending_cert
-            )
-            status = SUCCESS_METRIC_STATUS
-        except Exception as e:
-            current_app.logger.error(
-                "Unable to send pending failure notification to "
-                "{}.".format(data["security_email"]),
-                exc_info=True,
-            )
-            sentry.captureException()
+        notify_security_success = send_default_notification("failed", data, data["security_email"], pending_cert)
 
-    metrics.send(
-        "notification",
-        "counter",
-        1,
-        metric_tags={"status": status, "event_type": "rotation"},
-    )
-
-    if status == SUCCESS_METRIC_STATUS:
-        return True
+    return notify_owner_success or notify_security_success
 
 
 def needs_notification(certificate):
     """
-    Determine if notifications for a given certificate should
-    currently be sent
+    Determine if notifications for a given certificate should currently be sent.
+    For each notification configured for the cert, verifies it is active, properly configured,
+    and that the configured expiration period is currently met.
 
     :param certificate:
     :return:
@@ -288,9 +272,13 @@ def needs_notification(certificate):
 
     notifications = []
 
+    print("ALPACA: Considering if cert {0} needs notifications".format(certificate))
+    print("ALPACA: Notifications for {0}: {1}".format(certificate, certificate.notifications))
+
     for notification in certificate.notifications:
+        print("ALPACA: Considering if cert {0} needs notification {1}".format(certificate, notification))
         if not notification.active or not notification.options:
-            return
+            continue
 
         interval = get_plugin_option("interval", notification.options)
         unit = get_plugin_option("unit", notification.options)
@@ -309,6 +297,8 @@ def needs_notification(certificate):
                 "Invalid base unit for expiration interval: {0}".format(unit)
             )
 
+        print("ALPACA: Considering if cert {0} is applicable for notification {1}: {2} days remaining, configured as "
+              "{3} days".format(certificate, notification, days, interval))
         if days == interval:
             notifications.append(notification)
     return notifications
diff --git a/lemur/plugins/bases/notification.py b/lemur/plugins/bases/notification.py
index 730f68be..0da0dad2 100644
--- a/lemur/plugins/bases/notification.py
+++ b/lemur/plugins/bases/notification.py
@@ -20,6 +20,15 @@ class NotificationPlugin(Plugin):
     def send(self, notification_type, message, targets, options, **kwargs):
         raise NotImplementedError
 
+    def filter_recipients(self, options, excluded_recipients):
+        """
+        Given a set of options (which should include configured recipient info), filters out recipients that
+        we do NOT want to notify.
+
+        For any notification types where recipients can't be dynamically modified, this returns an empty list.
+        """
+        return []
+
 
 class ExpirationNotificationPlugin(NotificationPlugin):
     """
@@ -50,5 +59,5 @@ class ExpirationNotificationPlugin(NotificationPlugin):
     def options(self):
         return self.default_options + self.additional_options
 
-    def send(self, notification_type, message, targets, options, **kwargs):
+    def send(self, notification_type, message, excluded_targets, options, **kwargs):
         raise NotImplementedError
diff --git a/lemur/plugins/lemur_aws/plugin.py b/lemur/plugins/lemur_aws/plugin.py
index 8692348a..bd18fe52 100644
--- a/lemur/plugins/lemur_aws/plugin.py
+++ b/lemur/plugins/lemur_aws/plugin.py
@@ -32,13 +32,14 @@
 .. moduleauthor:: Mikhail Khodorovskiy <mikhail.khodorovskiy@jivesoftware.com>
 .. moduleauthor:: Harm Weites <harm@weites.com>
 """
+
 from acme.errors import ClientError
 from flask import current_app
-from lemur.extensions import sentry, metrics
 
-from lemur.plugins import lemur_aws as aws
+from lemur.extensions import sentry, metrics
+from lemur.plugins import lemur_aws as aws, ExpirationNotificationPlugin
 from lemur.plugins.bases import DestinationPlugin, ExportDestinationPlugin, SourcePlugin
-from lemur.plugins.lemur_aws import iam, s3, elb, ec2
+from lemur.plugins.lemur_aws import iam, s3, elb, ec2, sns
 
 
 def get_region_from_dns(dns):
@@ -406,3 +407,55 @@ class S3DestinationPlugin(ExportDestinationPlugin):
                 self.get_option("encrypt", options),
                 account_number=self.get_option("accountNumber", options),
             )
+
+
+class SNSNotificationPlugin(ExpirationNotificationPlugin):
+    title = "AWS SNS"
+    slug = "aws-sns"
+    description = "Sends notifications to AWS SNS"
+    version = aws.VERSION
+
+    author = "Jasmine Schladen <jschladen@netflix.com>"
+    author_url = "https://github.com/Netflix/lemur"
+
+    additional_options = [
+        {
+            "name": "accountNumber",
+            "type": "str",
+            "required": True,
+            "validation": "[0-9]{12}",
+            "helpMessage": "A valid AWS account number with permission to access the SNS topic",
+        },
+        {
+            "name": "region",
+            "type": "str",
+            "required": True,
+            "validation": "[0-9a-z\\-]{1,25}",
+            "helpMessage": "Region in which the SNS topic is located, e.g. \"us-east-1\"",
+        },
+        {
+            "name": "Topic Name",
+            "type": "str",
+            "required": True,
+            # base topic name is 1-256 characters (alphanumeric plus underscore and hyphen)
+            "validation": "^[a-zA-Z0-9_\\-]{1,256}$",
+            "helpMessage": "The name of the topic to use for expiration notifications",
+        }
+    ]
+
+    def send(self, notification_type, message, excluded_targets, options, **kwargs):
+        """
+        While we receive a `targets` parameter here, it is unused, as the SNS topic is pre-configured in the
+        plugin configuration, and can't reasonably be changed dynamically.
+        """
+
+        topic_arn = "arn:aws:sns:{0}:{1}:{2}".format(self.get_option("region", options),
+                                                     self.get_option("accountNumber", options),
+                                                     self.get_option("Topic Name", options))
+
+        current_app.logger.debug("Publishing {0} notification to topic {1}".format(notification_type, topic_arn))
+        print("ALPACA: Trying to send {0} SNS notification to topic {1}".format(notification_type, topic_arn))
+        try:
+            sns.publish(topic_arn, message, notification_type, region_name=self.get_option("region", options))
+        except Exception:
+            current_app.logger.exception("Error publishing {0} notification to topic {1}".format(notification_type, topic_arn))
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lemur/plugins/lemur_aws/sns.py b/lemur/plugins/lemur_aws/sns.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6e264acb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lemur/plugins/lemur_aws/sns.py
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+"""
+.. module: lemur.plugins.lemur_aws.sts
+    :platform: Unix
+    :copyright: (c) 2020 by Netflix Inc., see AUTHORS for more
+    :license: Apache, see LICENSE for more details.
+.. moduleauthor:: Kevin Glisson <kglisson@netflix.com>
+"""
+import json
+
+import arrow
+import boto3
+from flask import current_app
+
+
+def publish(topic_arn, certificates, notification_type, **kwargs):
+    sns_client = boto3.client("sns", **kwargs)
+    print("ALPACA: SNS client: {0}, certificates: {1}".format(sns_client, certificates))
+    message_ids = {}
+    for certificate in certificates:
+        message_ids[certificate["name"]] = publish_single(sns_client, topic_arn, certificate, notification_type)
+
+    return message_ids
+
+
+def publish_single(sns_client, topic_arn, certificate, notification_type):
+    response = sns_client.publish(
+        TopicArn=topic_arn,
+        Message=format_message(certificate, notification_type),
+    )
+
+    response_code = response["ResponseMetadata"]["HTTPStatusCode"]
+    if response_code != 200:
+        raise Exception("Failed to publish notification to SNS, response code was {}".format(response_code))
+
+    current_app.logger.debug(
+        "AWS SNS message published to topic [{0}]: [{1}]".format(topic_arn, response)
+    )
+
+    return response["MessageId"]
+
+
+def create_certificate_url(name):
+    return "https://{hostname}/#/certificates/{name}".format(
+        hostname=current_app.config.get("LEMUR_HOSTNAME"), name=name
+    )
+
+
+def format_message(certificate, notification_type):
+    json_message = {
+        "notification_type": notification_type,
+        "certificate_name": certificate["name"],
+        "expires": arrow.get(certificate["validityEnd"]).format("dddd, MMMM D, YYYY"),
+        "endpoints_detected": len(certificate["endpoints"]),
+        "details": create_certificate_url(certificate["name"])
+    }
+    return json.dumps(json_message)
diff --git a/lemur/plugins/lemur_aws/tests/test_sns.py b/lemur/plugins/lemur_aws/tests/test_sns.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..67c230f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lemur/plugins/lemur_aws/tests/test_sns.py
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+from moto import mock_sts, mock_sns, mock_sqs
+import boto3
+import json
+
+import arrow
+from lemur.plugins.lemur_aws.sns import format_message
+from lemur.plugins.lemur_aws.sns import publish
+from lemur.certificates.schemas import certificate_notification_output_schema
+
+@mock_sns()
+def test_format(certificate, endpoint):
+
+    data = [certificate_notification_output_schema.dump(certificate).data]
+
+    for certificate in data:
+        expected_message = {
+            "notification_type": "expiration",
+            "certificate_name": certificate["name"],
+            "expires": arrow.get(certificate["validityEnd"]).format("dddd, MMMM D, YYYY"),
+            "endpoints_detected": 0,
+            "details": "https://lemur.example.com/#/certificates/{name}".format(name=certificate["name"])
+        }
+        assert expected_message == json.loads(format_message(certificate, "expiration"))
+
+
+@mock_sns()
+@mock_sqs()
+def test_publish(certificate, endpoint):
+
+    data = [certificate_notification_output_schema.dump(certificate).data]
+
+    sns_client = boto3.client("sns", region_name="us-east-1")
+    topic_arn = sns_client.create_topic(Name='lemursnstest')["TopicArn"]
+
+    sqs_client = boto3.client("sqs", region_name="us-east-1")
+    queue = sqs_client.create_queue(QueueName="lemursnstestqueue")
+    queue_url = queue["QueueUrl"]
+    queue_arn = sqs_client.get_queue_attributes(QueueUrl=queue_url)["Attributes"]["QueueArn"]
+    sns_client.subscribe(TopicArn=topic_arn, Protocol="sqs", Endpoint=queue_arn)
+
+    message_ids = publish(topic_arn, data, "expiration", region_name="us-east-1")
+    assert len(message_ids) == len(data)
+    received_messages = sqs_client.receive_message(QueueUrl=queue_url)["Messages"]
+
+    print("ALPACA: Received messages = {}".format(received_messages))
+
+    for certificate in data:
+        expected_message_id = message_ids[certificate["name"]]
+        actual_message = next((m for m in received_messages if json.loads(m["Body"])["MessageId"] == expected_message_id), None)
+        assert json.loads(actual_message["Body"])["Message"] == format_message(certificate, "expiration")
diff --git a/lemur/plugins/lemur_email/plugin.py b/lemur/plugins/lemur_email/plugin.py
index 241aa1b0..b74679be 100644
--- a/lemur/plugins/lemur_email/plugin.py
+++ b/lemur/plugins/lemur_email/plugin.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ from lemur.plugins.bases import ExpirationNotificationPlugin
 from lemur.plugins import lemur_email as email
 
 from lemur.plugins.lemur_email.templates.config import env
+from lemur.plugins.utils import get_plugin_option
 
 
 def render_html(template_name, message):
@@ -105,8 +106,23 @@ class EmailNotificationPlugin(ExpirationNotificationPlugin):
 
         s_type = current_app.config.get("LEMUR_EMAIL_SENDER", "ses").lower()
 
-        if s_type == "ses":
-            send_via_ses(subject, body, targets)
+        current_app.logger.info("ALPACA: Would send an email to {0} with subject \"{1}\" here".format(targets, subject))
 
-        elif s_type == "smtp":
-            send_via_smtp(subject, body, targets)
+        # if s_type == "ses":
+        #     send_via_ses(subject, body, targets)
+        #
+        # elif s_type == "smtp":
+        #     send_via_smtp(subject, body, targets)
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def filter_recipients(options, excluded_recipients):
+        print("ALPACA: Getting recipients for notification {0}".format(options))
+        notification_recipients = get_plugin_option("recipients", options)
+        print(
+            "ALPACA: Sending certificate notifications to recipients {0}".format(notification_recipients.split(",")))
+        if notification_recipients:
+            notification_recipients = notification_recipients.split(",")
+            # removing owner and security_email from notification_recipient
+            notification_recipients = [i for i in notification_recipients if i not in excluded_recipients]
+
+        return notification_recipients
diff --git a/lemur/plugins/lemur_email/tests/test_email.py b/lemur/plugins/lemur_email/tests/test_email.py
index 43168cab..9555be86 100644
--- a/lemur/plugins/lemur_email/tests/test_email.py
+++ b/lemur/plugins/lemur_email/tests/test_email.py
@@ -34,3 +34,15 @@ def test_render(certificate, endpoint):
             hostname="lemur.test.example.com",
         )
     )
+
+
+def test_filter_recipients(certificate, endpoint):
+    from lemur.plugins.lemur_email.plugin import EmailNotificationPlugin
+
+    options = [{"name": "recipients", "value": "security@netflix.com,bob@netflix.com,joe@netflix.com"}]
+    assert EmailNotificationPlugin.filter_recipients(options, []) == ["security@netflix.com", "bob@netflix.com",
+                                                                      "joe@netflix.com"]
+    assert EmailNotificationPlugin.filter_recipients(options, ["security@netflix.com"]) == ["bob@netflix.com",
+                                                                                            "joe@netflix.com"]
+    assert EmailNotificationPlugin.filter_recipients(options, ["security@netflix.com", "bob@netflix.com",
+                                                               "joe@netflix.com"]) == []
diff --git a/lemur/plugins/lemur_slack/plugin.py b/lemur/plugins/lemur_slack/plugin.py
index 7569d295..f62ebd3f 100644
--- a/lemur/plugins/lemur_slack/plugin.py
+++ b/lemur/plugins/lemur_slack/plugin.py
@@ -119,6 +119,9 @@ class SlackNotificationPlugin(ExpirationNotificationPlugin):
         """
         A typical check can be performed using the notify command:
         `lemur notify`
+
+        While we receive a `targets` parameter here, it is unused, as Slack webhooks do not allow
+        dynamic re-targeting of messages. The webhook itself specifies a channel.
         """
         attachments = None
         if notification_type == "expiration":
@@ -142,6 +145,6 @@ class SlackNotificationPlugin(ExpirationNotificationPlugin):
         if r.status_code not in [200]:
             raise Exception("Failed to send message")
 
-        current_app.logger.error(
+        current_app.logger.info(
             "Slack response: {0} Message Body: {1}".format(r.status_code, body)
         )
diff --git a/lemur/tests/plugins/notification_plugin.py b/lemur/tests/plugins/notification_plugin.py
index 4ad79704..5078e1e0 100644
--- a/lemur/tests/plugins/notification_plugin.py
+++ b/lemur/tests/plugins/notification_plugin.py
@@ -14,4 +14,5 @@ class TestNotificationPlugin(NotificationPlugin):
 
     @staticmethod
     def send(notification_type, message, targets, options, **kwargs):
+        print("TODO REMOVE: sending email to {}".format(targets))
         return
diff --git a/lemur/tests/test_messaging.py b/lemur/tests/test_messaging.py
index 98e9ebf3..e5975638 100644
--- a/lemur/tests/test_messaging.py
+++ b/lemur/tests/test_messaging.py
@@ -87,7 +87,9 @@ def test_send_expiration_notification(certificate, notification, notification_pl
 
     delta = certificate.not_after - timedelta(days=10)
     with freeze_time(delta.datetime):
-        assert send_expiration_notifications([]) == (2, 0)
+        # this will only send owner and security emails (no additional recipients),
+        # but it executes 3 successful send attempts
+        assert send_expiration_notifications([]) == (3, 0)
 
 
 @mock_ses
@@ -103,6 +105,23 @@ def test_send_expiration_notification_with_no_notifications(
 
 @mock_ses
 def test_send_rotation_notification(notification_plugin, certificate):
+    from lemur.tests.factories import UserFactory
+    from lemur.tests.factories import CertificateFactory
     from lemur.notifications.messaging import send_rotation_notification
 
-    send_rotation_notification(certificate, notification_plugin=notification_plugin)
+    user = UserFactory(email="jschladen@netflix.com")
+
+    new_cert = CertificateFactory(user=user)
+    assert send_rotation_notification(new_cert)
+
+
+@mock_ses
+def test_send_pending_failure_notification(certificate, endpoint):
+    from lemur.tests.factories import UserFactory
+    from lemur.tests.factories import PendingCertificateFactory
+    from lemur.notifications.messaging import send_pending_failure_notification
+
+    user = UserFactory(email="jschladen@netflix.com")
+
+    pending_cert = PendingCertificateFactory(user=user)
+    assert send_pending_failure_notification(pending_cert)
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 4da14c3d..58367f14 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ setup(
             'aws_destination = lemur.plugins.lemur_aws.plugin:AWSDestinationPlugin',
             'aws_source = lemur.plugins.lemur_aws.plugin:AWSSourcePlugin',
             'aws_s3 = lemur.plugins.lemur_aws.plugin:S3DestinationPlugin',
+            'aws_sns = lemur.plugins.lemur_aws.plugin:SNSNotificationPlugin',
             'email_notification = lemur.plugins.lemur_email.plugin:EmailNotificationPlugin',
             'slack_notification = lemur.plugins.lemur_slack.plugin:SlackNotificationPlugin',
             'java_truststore_export = lemur.plugins.lemur_jks.plugin:JavaTruststoreExportPlugin',