diff --git a/check_graylog.py b/check_graylog.py
index 9b772ad..086122f 100755
--- a/check_graylog.py
+++ b/check_graylog.py
@@ -228,10 +228,12 @@ def main():
         notifications = fetch_with_retry(f'{base_url}/api/system/notifications', headers=headers,
                                          auth=(args.token, 'token'), verify=args.insecure).json()
         if notifications['total'] > 0:
+            notif = "notifications" if notifications["total"] > 1 else "notification"
+            are = "are" if notifications["total"] > 1 else "is"
             if args.html:
-                notif_str = f'<a href="{base_url}/system/overview" target="_blank">There are {notifications["total"]} notifications.</a>'
+                notif_str = f'<a href="{base_url}/system/overview" target="_blank">There {are} {notifications["total"]} {notif}.</a>'
             else:
-                notif_str = f'There are {notifications["total"]} notifications.'
+                notif_str = f'There {are} {notifications["total"]} {notif}.'
         else:
             notif_str = 'No notifications'
 
@@ -265,7 +267,7 @@ def main():
         exit_code = max(nagios.STATE_OK, jvm_mem_usage_state, elasticsearch_exit_code, indexer_failures_exit)
 
         if notifications['total'] > 0:
-            text_result += f' There are notifications!'
+            text_result += f' There {are} {notifications["total"]} {notif}!'
             if args.crit_notif:
                 exit_code = nagios.STATE_CRIT  # force crit