diff --git a/src/TaskManager/Plug-ins/AideClinicalReview/AideClinicalReviewPlugin.cs b/src/TaskManager/Plug-ins/AideClinicalReview/AideClinicalReviewPlugin.cs
index 46273179a..bd6fe0d54 100644
--- a/src/TaskManager/Plug-ins/AideClinicalReview/AideClinicalReviewPlugin.cs
+++ b/src/TaskManager/Plug-ins/AideClinicalReview/AideClinicalReviewPlugin.cs
@@ -88,9 +88,13 @@ private void Initialize()
                 _workflowName = Event.TaskPluginArguments[Keys.WorkflowName];
             }
 
-            if (Event.TaskPluginArguments.ContainsKey(Keys.Notifications))
+            if (Boolean.TryParse(Event.TaskPluginArguments[Keys.Notifications], out bool result))
             {
-                _notifications = Boolean.TryParse(Event.TaskPluginArguments[Keys.Notifications], out bool result);
+                _notifications = result;
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                _notifications = true;
             }
 
             if (Event.TaskPluginArguments.ContainsKey(Keys.ReviewedExecutionId))
diff --git a/tests/IntegrationTests/TaskManager.IntegrationTests/Support/Assertions.cs b/tests/IntegrationTests/TaskManager.IntegrationTests/Support/Assertions.cs
index 9ab70b518..7d1344107 100644
--- a/tests/IntegrationTests/TaskManager.IntegrationTests/Support/Assertions.cs
+++ b/tests/IntegrationTests/TaskManager.IntegrationTests/Support/Assertions.cs
@@ -40,12 +40,11 @@ public void AssertClinicalReviewEvent(ClinicalReviewRequestEvent clinicalReviewR
             clinicalReviewRequestEvent.PatientMetadata.PatientName.Should().Be(GetTaskPluginArguments(taskDispatchEvent, "patient_name"));
             clinicalReviewRequestEvent.PatientMetadata.PatientSex.Should().Be(GetTaskPluginArguments(taskDispatchEvent, "patient_sex"));
             clinicalReviewRequestEvent.PatientMetadata.PatientDob.Should().Be(GetTaskPluginArguments(taskDispatchEvent, "patient_dob"));
-            try
+            if (Boolean.TryParse(GetTaskPluginArguments(taskDispatchEvent, "notifications"), out bool result))
             {
-                var notifications = GetTaskPluginArguments(taskDispatchEvent, "notifications");
-
+                clinicalReviewRequestEvent.Notifications.Should().Be(result);
             }
-            catch (Exception ex)
+            else
             {
                 clinicalReviewRequestEvent.Notifications.Should().Be(true);
             }