diff --git a/src/features/notifications/components/notification.tsx b/src/features/notifications/components/notification.tsx
index e7e6de784..4e88aafa7 100644
--- a/src/features/notifications/components/notification.tsx
+++ b/src/features/notifications/components/notification.tsx
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ const notificationMessages: Record<NotificationType, MessageDescriptor> = define
   },
   'ditto:zap': {
     id: 'notification.ditto:zap',
-    defaultMessage: '{name} sent you {amount} sats',
+    defaultMessage: '{name} zapped you {amount} sats',
   },
 });
 
diff --git a/src/locales/en.json b/src/locales/en.json
index b322b697b..077db2bd0 100644
--- a/src/locales/en.json
+++ b/src/locales/en.json
@@ -1171,7 +1171,7 @@
   "nostr_signup.siwe.alt": "Sign in with key",
   "nostr_signup.siwe.title": "Sign in",
   "notification.ditto:name_grant": "You were granted the name {acct}",
-  "notification.ditto:zap": "{name} sent you {amount} sats",
+  "notification.ditto:zap": "{name} zapped you {amount} sats",
   "notification.favourite": "{name} liked your post",
   "notification.follow": "{name} followed you",
   "notification.follow_request": "{name} has requested to follow you",