diff --git a/components/org.wso2.carbon.identity.recovery/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/identity/recovery/internal/service/impl/username/UsernameRecoveryManagerImpl.java b/components/org.wso2.carbon.identity.recovery/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/identity/recovery/internal/service/impl/username/UsernameRecoveryManagerImpl.java
index 5fd5ebcf9a..23d2780213 100644
--- a/components/org.wso2.carbon.identity.recovery/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/identity/recovery/internal/service/impl/username/UsernameRecoveryManagerImpl.java
+++ b/components/org.wso2.carbon.identity.recovery/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/identity/recovery/internal/service/impl/username/UsernameRecoveryManagerImpl.java
@@ -171,7 +171,13 @@ public UsernameRecoverDTO notify(String recoveryCode, String channelId, String t
 
         // If the notifications are externally managed we do not need to send notifications internally.
         if (!NotificationChannels.EXTERNAL_CHANNEL.getChannelType().equals(notificationChannel)) {
-            String eventName = Utils.resolveEventName(notificationChannel);
+            String eventName;
+            if (NotificationChannels.SMS_CHANNEL.getChannelType().equals(notificationChannel)) {
+                eventName = IdentityRecoveryConstants.NOTIFICATION_EVENTNAME_PREFIX + notificationChannel
+                        + IdentityRecoveryConstants.NOTIFICATION_EVENTNAME_SUFFIX;
+            } else {
+                eventName = Utils.resolveEventName(notificationChannel);
+            }
             validateCallbackURL(properties, userRecoveryData.getUser());
             triggerNotification(userRecoveryData.getUser(), notificationChannel, eventName, properties);
         }