diff --git a/catalog/dags/database/delete_records/delete_records.py b/catalog/dags/database/delete_records/delete_records.py
index d1bf20059b4..5fe0ea0bae5 100644
--- a/catalog/dags/database/delete_records/delete_records.py
+++ b/catalog/dags/database/delete_records/delete_records.py
@@ -91,8 +91,12 @@ def delete_records_from_media_table(
 
 
 @task
-def notify_slack(text: str) -> str:
+def notify_slack(deleted_records_count: int, table_name: str, select_query: str) -> str:
     """Send a message to Slack."""
+    text = (
+        f"Deleted {deleted_records_count:,} records from the"
+        f" `{table_name}` table matching query: `{select_query}`"
+    )
     slack.send_message(
         text,
         username=constants.SLACK_USERNAME,
diff --git a/catalog/dags/database/delete_records/delete_records_dag.py b/catalog/dags/database/delete_records/delete_records_dag.py
index 95e9dccf93b..ab92b85c3a9 100644
--- a/catalog/dags/database/delete_records/delete_records_dag.py
+++ b/catalog/dags/database/delete_records/delete_records_dag.py
@@ -102,10 +102,9 @@ def delete_records():
     )(table="{{ params.table_name }}", select_query="{{ params.select_query }}")
 
     notify_complete = notify_slack(
-        text=(
-            f"Deleted {delete_records} records from the"
-            " {{ params.table_name }} table matching query: `{{ params.select_query }}`"
-        ),
+        deleted_records_count=delete_records,
+        table_name="{{ params.table_name }}",
+        select_query="{{ params.select_query }}",
     )
 
     insert_into_deleted_media_table >> delete_records >> notify_complete
diff --git a/catalog/tests/dags/database/test_delete_records.py b/catalog/tests/dags/database/test_delete_records.py
index 2faf2c45e11..caf660685c0 100644
--- a/catalog/tests/dags/database/test_delete_records.py
+++ b/catalog/tests/dags/database/test_delete_records.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 from database.delete_records.delete_records import (
     create_deleted_records,
     delete_records_from_media_table,
+    notify_slack,
 )
 
 
@@ -246,3 +247,11 @@ def test_delete_no_records_from_media_table(
 
     # All three records are left in the image table
     assert len(actual_rows) == 3
+
+
+def test_notify_slack():
+    message = notify_slack.function(123456789, "audio", "WHERE provider='foo';")
+    assert message == (
+        "Deleted 123,456,789 records from the `audio` table matching query: "
+        "`WHERE provider='foo';`"
+    )