diff --git a/server/notifications/queues/appQueue.js b/server/notifications/queues/appQueue.js
index 2e6316a7d..7403e807c 100644
--- a/server/notifications/queues/appQueue.js
+++ b/server/notifications/queues/appQueue.js
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ const loadAppQueue = async ({ pubClient, logger, redisHelpers, ioRedis }) => {
                 await pubClient.del(userKey);
                 logger.logger.debug(`Deleted Redis key ${userKey}`);
               } else {
-                logger.logger.warn(`No notifications found for ${user} under ${userKey}`);
+                logger.logger.debug(`No notifications found for ${user} under ${userKey}`);
               }
             }
 
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ const loadAppQueue = async ({ pubClient, logger, redisHelpers, ioRedis }) => {
                     `Sent ${notifications.length} consolidated notifications to ${user} for jobId ${jobId} with notificationId ${notificationId}`
                   );
                 } else {
-                  logger.logger.warn(`No socket IDs found for ${user} in bodyShopId ${bodyShopId}`);
+                  logger.logger.debug(`No socket IDs found for ${user} in bodyShopId ${bodyShopId}`);
                 }
               }
             }
diff --git a/server/notifications/scenarioParser.js b/server/notifications/scenarioParser.js
index 180493880..11c9f979e 100644
--- a/server/notifications/scenarioParser.js
+++ b/server/notifications/scenarioParser.js
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ const { dispatchEmailsToQueue } = require("./queues/emailQueue");
 const { dispatchAppsToQueue } = require("./queues/appQueue");
 
 // If true, the user who commits the action will NOT receive notifications; if false, they will.
-const FILTER_SELF_FROM_WATCHERS = process.env?.FILTER_SELF_FROM_WATCHERS === "true";
+const FILTER_SELF_FROM_WATCHERS = process.env?.FILTER_SELF_FROM_WATCHERS !== "false";
 
 /**
  * Parses an event and determines matching scenarios for notifications.