diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/metadata/utils.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/metadata/utils.ex
index a166800d4..5fc9c9e7b 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/metadata/utils.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/metadata/utils.ex
@@ -17,14 +17,14 @@ def scrub_html_and_truncate(%{data: %{"content" => content}} = object) do
     |> Formatter.truncate()
   end
 
-  def scrub_html_and_truncate(content) when is_binary(content) do
+  def scrub_html_and_truncate(content, max_length \\ 200) when is_binary(content) do
     content
     # html content comes from DB already encoded, decode first and scrub after
     |> HtmlEntities.decode()
     |> String.replace(~r/<br\s?\/?>/, " ")
     |> HTML.strip_tags()
     |> Formatter.demojify()
-    |> Formatter.truncate()
+    |> Formatter.truncate(max_length)
   end
 
   def attachment_url(url) do
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/push/push.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/push/push.ex
index ddd4fe037..4979e0c0c 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/push/push.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/push/push.ex
@@ -7,7 +7,10 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.Push do
 
   alias Pleroma.Repo
   alias Pleroma.User
+  alias Pleroma.Activity
+  alias Pleroma.Object
   alias Pleroma.Web.Push.Subscription
+  alias Pleroma.Web.Metadata.Utils
 
   require Logger
   import Ecto.Query
@@ -119,6 +122,37 @@ def handle_cast({:send, _}, state) do
     {:noreply, state}
   end
 
+  # Pleroma.Repo.all(Pleroma.Object)
+  # Pleroma.Repo.all(Pleroma.Activity)
+
+  def format_body(
+        %{activity: %{data: %{"type" => "Create", "object" => %{"content" => content}}}},
+        actor
+      ) do
+    "@#{actor.nickname}: #{Utils.scrub_html_and_truncate(content, 80)}"
+  end
+
+  def format_body(
+        %{activity: %{data: %{"type" => "Announce", "object" => activity_id}}},
+        actor
+      ) do
+    %Activity{data: %{"object" => %{"id" => object_id}}} = Activity.get_by_ap_id(activity_id)
+    %Object{data: %{"content" => content}} = Object.get_by_ap_id(object_id)
+
+    "@#{actor.nickname} repeated: #{Utils.scrub_html_and_truncate(content, 80)}"
+  end
+
+  def format_body(
+        %{activity: %{data: %{"type" => type}}},
+        actor
+      )
+      when type in ["Follow", "Like"] do
+    case type do
+      "Follow" -> "@#{actor.nickname} has followed you"
+      "Like" -> "@#{actor.nickname} has favorited your post"
+    end
+  end
+
   defp format_title(%{activity: %{data: %{"type" => type}}}) do
     case type do
       "Create" -> "New Mention"
@@ -127,13 +161,4 @@ defp format_title(%{activity: %{data: %{"type" => type}}}) do
       "Like" -> "New Favorite"
     end
   end
-
-  defp format_body(%{activity: %{data: %{"type" => type}}}, actor) do
-    case type do
-      "Create" -> "@#{actor.nickname} has mentioned you"
-      "Follow" -> "@#{actor.nickname} has followed you"
-      "Announce" -> "@#{actor.nickname} has repeated your post"
-      "Like" -> "@#{actor.nickname} has favorited your post"
-    end
-  end
 end
diff --git a/mix.exs b/mix.exs
index 0fe9c6ec3..70b5e4bd6 100644
--- a/mix.exs
+++ b/mix.exs
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ defp deps do
       {:ex_aws, "~> 2.0"},
       {:ex_aws_s3, "~> 2.0"},
       {:earmark, "~> 1.3"},
-      {:ex_machina, "~> 2.2", only: :test},
+      {:ex_machina, "~> 2.3", only: :test},
       {:credo, "~> 0.9.3", only: [:dev, :test]},
       {:mock, "~> 0.3.1", only: :test},
       {:crypt,
diff --git a/mix.lock b/mix.lock
index 50e742fbd..f43a18564 100644
--- a/mix.lock
+++ b/mix.lock
@@ -14,14 +14,14 @@
   "credo": {:hex, :credo, "0.9.3", "76fa3e9e497ab282e0cf64b98a624aa11da702854c52c82db1bf24e54ab7c97a", [:mix], [{:bunt, "~> 0.2.0", [hex: :bunt, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}, {:poison, ">= 0.0.0", [hex: :poison, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}], "hexpm"},
   "crypt": {:git, "https://github.com/msantos/crypt", "1f2b58927ab57e72910191a7ebaeff984382a1d3", [ref: "1f2b58927ab57e72910191a7ebaeff984382a1d3"]},
   "db_connection": {:hex, :db_connection, "1.1.3", "89b30ca1ef0a3b469b1c779579590688561d586694a3ce8792985d4d7e575a61", [:mix], [{:connection, "~> 1.0.2", [hex: :connection, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}, {:poolboy, "~> 1.5", [hex: :poolboy, repo: "hexpm", optional: true]}, {:sbroker, "~> 1.0", [hex: :sbroker, repo: "hexpm", optional: true]}], "hexpm"},
-  "decimal": {:hex, :decimal, "1.6.0", "bfd84d90ff966e1f5d4370bdd3943432d8f65f07d3bab48001aebd7030590dcc", [:mix], [], "hexpm"},
+  "decimal": {:hex, :decimal, "1.7.0", "30d6b52c88541f9a66637359ddf85016df9eb266170d53105f02e4a67e00c5aa", [:mix], [], "hexpm"},
   "earmark": {:hex, :earmark, "1.3.0", "17f0c38eaafb4800f746b457313af4b2442a8c2405b49c645768680f900be603", [:mix], [], "hexpm"},
-  "ecto": {:hex, :ecto, "2.2.10", "e7366dc82f48f8dd78fcbf3ab50985ceeb11cb3dc93435147c6e13f2cda0992e", [:mix], [{:db_connection, "~> 1.1", [hex: :db_connection, repo: "hexpm", optional: true]}, {:decimal, "~> 1.2", [hex: :decimal, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}, {:mariaex, "~> 0.8.0", [hex: :mariaex, repo: "hexpm", optional: true]}, {:poison, "~> 2.2 or ~> 3.0", [hex: :poison, repo: "hexpm", optional: true]}, {:poolboy, "~> 1.5", [hex: :poolboy, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}, {:postgrex, "~> 0.13.0", [hex: :postgrex, repo: "hexpm", optional: true]}, {:sbroker, "~> 1.0", [hex: :sbroker, repo: "hexpm", optional: true]}], "hexpm"},
+  "ecto": {:hex, :ecto, "2.2.11", "4bb8f11718b72ba97a2696f65d247a379e739a0ecabf6a13ad1face79844791c", [:mix], [{:db_connection, "~> 1.1", [hex: :db_connection, repo: "hexpm", optional: true]}, {:decimal, "~> 1.2", [hex: :decimal, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}, {:mariaex, "~> 0.8.0", [hex: :mariaex, repo: "hexpm", optional: true]}, {:poison, "~> 2.2 or ~> 3.0", [hex: :poison, repo: "hexpm", optional: true]}, {:poolboy, "~> 1.5", [hex: :poolboy, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}, {:postgrex, "~> 0.13.0", [hex: :postgrex, repo: "hexpm", optional: true]}, {:sbroker, "~> 1.0", [hex: :sbroker, repo: "hexpm", optional: true]}], "hexpm"},
   "eternal": {:hex, :eternal, "1.2.0", "e2a6b6ce3b8c248f7dc31451aefca57e3bdf0e48d73ae5043229380a67614c41", [:mix], [], "hexpm"},
   "ex_aws": {:hex, :ex_aws, "2.1.0", "b92651527d6c09c479f9013caa9c7331f19cba38a650590d82ebf2c6c16a1d8a", [:mix], [{:configparser_ex, "~> 2.0", [hex: :configparser_ex, repo: "hexpm", optional: true]}, {:hackney, "1.6.3 or 1.6.5 or 1.7.1 or 1.8.6 or ~> 1.9", [hex: :hackney, repo: "hexpm", optional: true]}, {:jsx, "~> 2.8", [hex: :jsx, repo: "hexpm", optional: true]}, {:poison, ">= 1.2.0", [hex: :poison, repo: "hexpm", optional: true]}, {:sweet_xml, "~> 0.6", [hex: :sweet_xml, repo: "hexpm", optional: true]}, {:xml_builder, "~> 0.1.0", [hex: :xml_builder, repo: "hexpm", optional: true]}], "hexpm"},
   "ex_aws_s3": {:hex, :ex_aws_s3, "2.0.1", "9e09366e77f25d3d88c5393824e613344631be8db0d1839faca49686e99b6704", [:mix], [{:ex_aws, "~> 2.0", [hex: :ex_aws, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}, {:sweet_xml, ">= 0.0.0", [hex: :sweet_xml, repo: "hexpm", optional: true]}], "hexpm"},
   "ex_doc": {:hex, :ex_doc, "0.19.1", "519bb9c19526ca51d326c060cb1778d4a9056b190086a8c6c115828eaccea6cf", [:mix], [{:earmark, "~> 1.1", [hex: :earmark, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}, {:makeup_elixir, "~> 0.7", [hex: :makeup_elixir, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}], "hexpm"},
-  "ex_machina": {:hex, :ex_machina, "2.2.0", "fec496331e04fc2db2a1a24fe317c12c0c4a50d2beb8ebb3531ed1f0d84be0ed", [:mix], [{:ecto, "~> 2.1", [hex: :ecto, repo: "hexpm", optional: true]}], "hexpm"},
+  "ex_machina": {:hex, :ex_machina, "2.3.0", "92a5ad0a8b10ea6314b876a99c8c9e3f25f4dde71a2a835845b136b9adaf199a", [:mix], [{:ecto, "~> 2.2 or ~> 3.0", [hex: :ecto, repo: "hexpm", optional: true]}, {:ecto_sql, "~> 3.0", [hex: :ecto_sql, repo: "hexpm", optional: true]}], "hexpm"},
   "ex_syslogger": {:git, "https://github.com/slashmili/ex_syslogger.git", "f3963399047af17e038897c69e20d552e6899e1d", [tag: "1.4.0"]},
   "floki": {:hex, :floki, "0.20.4", "be42ac911fece24b4c72f3b5846774b6e61b83fe685c2fc9d62093277fb3bc86", [:mix], [{:html_entities, "~> 0.4.0", [hex: :html_entities, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}, {:mochiweb, "~> 2.15", [hex: :mochiweb, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}], "hexpm"},
   "gen_smtp": {:hex, :gen_smtp, "0.13.0", "11f08504c4bdd831dc520b8f84a1dce5ce624474a797394e7aafd3c29f5dcd25", [:rebar3], [], "hexpm"},
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
   "plug_cowboy": {:hex, :plug_cowboy, "2.0.1", "d798f8ee5acc86b7d42dbe4450b8b0dadf665ce588236eb0a751a132417a980e", [:mix], [{:cowboy, "~> 2.5", [hex: :cowboy, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}, {:plug, "~> 1.7", [hex: :plug, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}], "hexpm"},
   "plug_crypto": {:hex, :plug_crypto, "1.0.0", "18e49317d3fa343f24620ed22795ec29d4a5e602d52d1513ccea0b07d8ea7d4d", [:mix], [], "hexpm"},
   "poison": {:hex, :poison, "3.1.0", "d9eb636610e096f86f25d9a46f35a9facac35609a7591b3be3326e99a0484665", [:mix], [], "hexpm"},
-  "poolboy": {:hex, :poolboy, "1.5.1", "6b46163901cfd0a1b43d692657ed9d7e599853b3b21b95ae5ae0a777cf9b6ca8", [:rebar], [], "hexpm"},
+  "poolboy": {:hex, :poolboy, "1.5.2", "392b007a1693a64540cead79830443abf5762f5d30cf50bc95cb2c1aaafa006b", [:rebar3], [], "hexpm"},
   "postgrex": {:hex, :postgrex, "0.13.5", "3d931aba29363e1443da167a4b12f06dcd171103c424de15e5f3fc2ba3e6d9c5", [:mix], [{:connection, "~> 1.0", [hex: :connection, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}, {:db_connection, "~> 1.1", [hex: :db_connection, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}, {:decimal, "~> 1.0", [hex: :decimal, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}], "hexpm"},
   "ranch": {:hex, :ranch, "1.7.1", "6b1fab51b49196860b733a49c07604465a47bdb78aa10c1c16a3d199f7f8c881", [:rebar3], [], "hexpm"},
   "ssl_verify_fun": {:hex, :ssl_verify_fun, "1.1.4", "f0eafff810d2041e93f915ef59899c923f4568f4585904d010387ed74988e77b", [:make, :mix, :rebar3], [], "hexpm"},
diff --git a/test/support/factory.ex b/test/support/factory.ex
index d1956d1cd..c025aaf21 100644
--- a/test/support/factory.ex
+++ b/test/support/factory.ex
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ def user_factory do
     }
   end
 
-  def note_factory do
+  def note_factory(attrs \\ %{}) do
     text = sequence(:text, &"This is :moominmamma: note #{&1}")
 
     user = insert(:user)
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ def note_factory do
     }
 
     %Pleroma.Object{
-      data: data
+      data: merge_attributes(data, Map.get(attrs, :data, %{}))
     }
   end
 
@@ -95,8 +95,8 @@ def direct_note_activity_factory do
     }
   end
 
-  def note_activity_factory do
-    note = insert(:note)
+  def note_activity_factory(attrs \\ %{}) do
+    note = attrs[:note] || insert(:note)
 
     data = %{
       "id" => Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.Utils.generate_activity_id(),
@@ -135,9 +135,9 @@ def article_activity_factory do
     }
   end
 
-  def announce_activity_factory do
-    note_activity = insert(:note_activity)
-    user = insert(:user)
+  def announce_activity_factory(attrs \\ %{}) do
+    note_activity = attrs[:note_activity] || insert(:note_activity)
+    user = attrs[:user] || insert(:user)
 
     data = %{
       "type" => "Announce",
diff --git a/test/web/push/push_test.exs b/test/web/push/push_test.exs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5fa97531d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/web/push/push_test.exs
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+defmodule Pleroma.Web.PushTest do
+  use Pleroma.DataCase
+
+  alias Pleroma.Web.Push
+
+  import Pleroma.Factory
+
+  test "renders body for create activity" do
+    assert Push.format_body(
+             %{
+               activity: %{
+                 data: %{
+                   "type" => "Create",
+                   "object" => %{
+                     "content" =>
+                       "<span>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet</span>, consectetur :bear: adipiscing elit. Fusce sagittis finibus turpis."
+                   }
+                 }
+               }
+             },
+             %{nickname: "Bob"}
+           ) ==
+             "@Bob: Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur  adipiscing elit. Fusce sagittis fini..."
+  end
+
+  test "renders body for follow activity" do
+    assert Push.format_body(%{activity: %{data: %{"type" => "Follow"}}}, %{nickname: "Bob"}) ==
+             "@Bob has followed you"
+  end
+
+  test "renders body for announce activity" do
+    user = insert(:user)
+
+    note =
+      insert(:note, %{
+        data: %{
+          "content" =>
+            "<span>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet</span>, consectetur :bear: adipiscing elit. Fusce sagittis finibus turpis."
+        }
+      })
+
+    note_activity = insert(:note_activity, %{note: note})
+    announce_activity = insert(:announce_activity, %{user: user, note_activity: note_activity})
+
+    assert Push.format_body(%{activity: announce_activity}, user) ==
+             "@#{user.nickname} repeated: Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur  adipiscing elit. Fusce sagittis fini..."
+  end
+
+  test "renders body for like activity" do
+    assert Push.format_body(%{activity: %{data: %{"type" => "Like"}}}, %{nickname: "Bob"}) ==
+             "@Bob has favorited your post"
+  end
+end
diff --git a/test/web/twitter_api/twitter_api_controller_test.exs b/test/web/twitter_api/twitter_api_controller_test.exs
index d18b65876..fd76121e3 100644
--- a/test/web/twitter_api/twitter_api_controller_test.exs
+++ b/test/web/twitter_api/twitter_api_controller_test.exs
@@ -1762,8 +1762,6 @@ test "it approves a friend request" do
         |> assign(:user, user)
         |> post("/api/pleroma/friendships/approve", %{"user_id" => other_user.id})
 
-      user = Repo.get(User, user.id)
-
       assert relationship = json_response(conn, 200)
       assert other_user.id == relationship["id"]
       assert relationship["follows_you"] == true
@@ -1787,8 +1785,6 @@ test "it denies a friend request" do
         |> assign(:user, user)
         |> post("/api/pleroma/friendships/deny", %{"user_id" => other_user.id})
 
-      user = Repo.get(User, user.id)
-
       assert relationship = json_response(conn, 200)
       assert other_user.id == relationship["id"]
       assert relationship["follows_you"] == false