diff --git a/src/main/resources/templates/MonitoredTripHtml.ftl b/src/main/resources/templates/MonitoredTripHtml.ftl
index 1876a405b..7ca412671 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/templates/MonitoredTripHtml.ftl
+++ b/src/main/resources/templates/MonitoredTripHtml.ftl
@@ -8,11 +8,19 @@
 <#macro EmailMain>
     <div>
         <h1>Your trip has the following notifications:</h1>
+
+        <#if notification.type == "INITIAL_REMINDER">
+            <p>${notification.body}</p>
+        </#if>
+
         <ul>
-        <#list notifications as notification>
-          <li>${notification}</li>
-        </#list>
+            <#list notifications as notification>
+                <#if notification.type != "INITIAL_REMINDER">
+                    <li>${notification.body}</li>
+                </#if>
+            </#list>
         </ul>
+
         <p>View all of your saved trips in <a href="${OTP_UI_URL}${TRIPS_PATH}/${tripId}">${OTP_UI_NAME}</a>.</p>
     </div>
 </#macro>