diff --git a/client/src/locales/en.json b/client/src/locales/en.json
index 4c4965aec..04e18e3dc 100644
--- a/client/src/locales/en.json
+++ b/client/src/locales/en.json
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@
 				},
 				"status": {
 					"down": "down",
-					"breached": "breached",
+					"breached": "threshold exceeded",
 					"initializing": "initializing",
 					"maintenance": "maintenance",
 					"paused": "paused",
diff --git a/server/src/service/infrastructure/notificationMessageBuilder.ts b/server/src/service/infrastructure/notificationMessageBuilder.ts
index 3d16acf19..934163b2a 100644
--- a/server/src/service/infrastructure/notificationMessageBuilder.ts
+++ b/server/src/service/infrastructure/notificationMessageBuilder.ts
@@ -145,9 +145,9 @@ export class NotificationMessageBuilder implements INotificationMessageBuilder {
 	}
 
 	private buildThresholdBreachContent(monitor: Monitor, monitorStatusResponse: MonitorStatusResponse<HardwareStatusPayload>): NotificationContent {
-		const title = `Threshold Breach: ${monitor.name}`;
-		const summary = `Monitor "${monitor.name}" has breached one or more thresholds.`;
-		const details = [`URL: ${monitor.url}`, `Status: Breached`, `Type: ${monitor.type}`];
+		const title = `Threshold Exceeded: ${monitor.name}`;
+		const summary = `Monitor "${monitor.name}" has exceeded one or more thresholds.`;
+		const details = [`URL: ${monitor.url}`, `Status: Threshold exceeded`, `Type: ${monitor.type}`];
 
 		const thresholds = this.extractThresholdBreaches(monitor, monitorStatusResponse);
 
diff --git a/server/src/service/infrastructure/notificationProviders/email.ts b/server/src/service/infrastructure/notificationProviders/email.ts
index c14d59a85..338ceb619 100644
--- a/server/src/service/infrastructure/notificationProviders/email.ts
+++ b/server/src/service/infrastructure/notificationProviders/email.ts
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ export class EmailProvider implements INotificationProvider {
 			case "monitor_up":
 				return `Monitor ${message.monitor.name} is back up`;
 			case "threshold_breach":
-				return `Monitor ${message.monitor.name} threshold breached`;
+				return `Monitor ${message.monitor.name} threshold exceeded`;
 			case "threshold_resolved":
 				return `Monitor ${message.monitor.name} thresholds resolved`;
 			default: