diff --git a/src/game-logic/reducers/updatePeer.js b/src/game-logic/reducers/updatePeer.js
index 1aeaf44a7..d2229d967 100644
--- a/src/game-logic/reducers/updatePeer.js
+++ b/src/game-logic/reducers/updatePeer.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
  * @typedef {import('../../index').farmhand.peerMetadata} farmhand.peerMetadata
  */
 import { MAX_LATEST_PEER_MESSAGES } from '../../constants'
+import { NEW_COW_OFFERED_FOR_TRADE } from '../../templates'
 
 import { showNotification } from './showNotification'
 
@@ -17,9 +18,12 @@ export const updatePeer = (state, peerId, peerMetadata) => {
 
   const previousPeerMetadata = peers[peerId]
 
+  const previousCowOfferedId = previousPeerMetadata?.cowOfferedForTrade?.id
+  const newCowOfferedId = peerMetadata.cowOfferedForTrade?.id
+
   const isCowNewlyBeingOfferedForTrade =
-    previousPeerMetadata?.cowOfferedForTrade?.id !==
-    peerMetadata.cowOfferedForTrade?.id
+    newCowOfferedId &&
+    previousCowOfferedId !== peerMetadata.cowOfferedForTrade?.id
 
   peers[peerId] = peerMetadata
 
@@ -28,8 +32,7 @@ export const updatePeer = (state, peerId, peerMetadata) => {
   const { pendingPeerMessages = [] } = peerMetadata
 
   if (isCowNewlyBeingOfferedForTrade) {
-    // FIXME: Improve this message
-    state = showNotification(state, `A new cow is being offered for trade!`)
+    state = showNotification(state, NEW_COW_OFFERED_FOR_TRADE`${peerMetadata}`)
   }
 
   return {
diff --git a/src/templates.js b/src/templates.js
index 02fbefed1..fb2483152 100644
--- a/src/templates.js
+++ b/src/templates.js
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 /**
  * @typedef {import("./index").farmhand.item} farmhand.item
+ * @typedef {import("./index").farmhand.crop} farmhand.crop
  * @typedef {import("./index").farmhand.keg} keg
+ * @typedef {import("./index").farmhand.peerMetadata} farmhand.peerMetadata
  */
 
 /**
@@ -13,6 +15,7 @@ import { itemsMap } from './data/maps'
 import { moneyString } from './utils/moneyString'
 import {
   getCowDisplayName,
+  getPlayerName,
   getRandomLevelUpRewardQuantity,
   integerString,
 } from './utils'
@@ -355,3 +358,11 @@ export const FERMENTED_CROP_NAME = (_, item) => `Fermented ${item.name}`
  */
 export const KEG_SPOILED_MESSAGE = (_, keg) =>
   `Oh no! Your ${FERMENTED_CROP_NAME`${itemsMap[keg.itemId]}`} has spoiled!`
+
+/**
+ * @param {string} _
+ * @param {farmhand.peerMetadata} peerMetadata
+ * @returns {string}
+ */
+export const NEW_COW_OFFERED_FOR_TRADE = (_, peerMetadata) =>
+  `A new cow is being offered for trade by ${getPlayerName(peerMetadata.id)}!`
diff --git a/src/utils/index.js b/src/utils/index.js
index ed7d3e570..966db1c07 100644
--- a/src/utils/index.js
+++ b/src/utils/index.js
@@ -989,13 +989,15 @@ export const transformStateDataForImport = state => {
   return sanitizedState
 }
 
-/**
- * @param {string} playerId
- * @returns {string}
- */
-export const getPlayerName = memoize(playerId => {
-  return funAnimalName(playerId)
-})
+export const getPlayerName = memoize(
+  /**
+   * @param {string} playerId
+   * @returns {string}
+   */
+  playerId => {
+    return funAnimalName(playerId)
+  }
+)
 
 /**
  * @param {number} currentInventoryLimit