diff --git a/app/directives/notification/notification.jade b/app/directives/notification/notification.jade
index c13927abf..6844c9041 100644
--- a/app/directives/notification/notification.jade
+++ b/app/directives/notification/notification.jade
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     .customTag(ng-show="config.customTag" ng-style="{'background': config.customTag.background, color: config.customTag.color}") {{config.customTag.text}}
     .header {{config.header}}: 
     .details {{config.details}}
-    i.expand.fa.fa-plus(ng-click="vm.toggle()")
+    i.expand.fa.fa-plus(ng-click="vm.toggle()", ng-if="!config.isEmpty")
   .expanded(ng-show="vm.expanded")
     .notification-bg-desktop(ng-style="{'background-image': 'url('+vm.loadImage(config.backgroundImageDesktop)+')'}")
     .notification-bg-tablet(ng-style="{'background-image': 'url('+vm.loadImage(config.backgroundImageTablet)+')'}")
diff --git a/app/my-dashboard/notifications/news.json b/app/my-dashboard/notifications/news.json
index 5c96c0067..9a540d1f1 100644
--- a/app/my-dashboard/notifications/news.json
+++ b/app/my-dashboard/notifications/news.json
@@ -1,17 +1,15 @@
 [
   {
-    "header": "28 Days of T-Shirts!",
-    "details": "Every day in February you can win a shirt!",
-    "headerExpand": "28 Days of T-Shirts!",
-    "detailsExpand": "Every day a new chance to win a t-shirt. Check our Facebook page, Instagram, Twitter, the Forums or Slack for the contest of the day and good luck winning that t-shirt!",
-    "backgroundImageDesktop": "tshirt-desktop.jpg",
-    "backgroundImageTablet": "tshirt-tablet.jpg",
-    "backgroundImageMobile": "tshirt-mobile.jpg",
+    "header": "There are no announcements",
+    "details": "You are all caught up!",
+    "headerExpand": "",
+    "detailsExpand": "",
+    "backgroundImageDesktop": "",
+    "backgroundImageTablet": "",
+    "backgroundImageMobile": "",
     "live": false,
     "liveExpand": false,
-    "customTag": {
-      "text": "Announcement"
-    },
-    "videoCode": ""
+    "videoCode": "",
+    "isEmpty": true
   }
 ]