diff --git a/src/routes/notifications.js b/src/routes/notifications.js
index d430ea8..defee52 100644
--- a/src/routes/notifications.js
+++ b/src/routes/notifications.js
@@ -28,18 +28,18 @@ router.use(auth)
 router.post('/',
   validate([
     body('type').notEmpty().withMessage('Field \'type\' is required and cannot be empty.'),
-    body('recipients').isArray({ min: 1 }).withMessage('Field \'recipients\' is required and cannot be empty.'),
+    body('recipient').notEmpty().withMessage('Field \'recipient\' is required and cannot be empty.'),
   ]),
   async (req, res) => {
-    const { type, recipients, payload, action_url } = req.body
+    const { type, recipient, payload, action_url } = req.body
     const project = await fetchProjectByKey(req.headers['x-api-key'])
-    const values = recipients.map(recipient => ({ type, payload, user_id: recipient, project_id: project.id, action_url }));
+    const values = { type, payload, user_id: recipient, project_id: project.id, action_url };
 
     try {
       const notifications = await db('notifications').insert(values).returning('id')
       return res.status(201).json({ notifications })
     } catch(e) {
-      console.error('Failed to create notifications', e)
+      console.error('Failed to create notification', e)
       return res.status(500).json({ error: 'internal_server_error', message: `An error occurred while creating new notification: ${e.message}` })
     }
 })
diff --git a/tests/notifications.test.js b/tests/notifications.test.js
index a03dcbb..a952c6e 100644
--- a/tests/notifications.test.js
+++ b/tests/notifications.test.js
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ describe("testing /notifications route", () => {
     done()
   })
 
-  it('should return 400 if notification recipients are not specified', async done => {
+  it('should return 400 if notification recipient is not specified', async done => {
     const data = {
       type: "test-notification"
     }
@@ -122,15 +122,15 @@ describe("testing /notifications route", () => {
 
     expect(errorResult).toStrictEqual({
       error: "bad_request",
-      message: "Field 'recipients' is required and cannot be empty.",
+      message: "Field 'recipient' is required and cannot be empty.",
     })
     done()
   })
 
-  it('should return 400 if notification recipients field is empty', async done => {
+  it('should return 400 if notification recipient field is empty', async done => {
     const data = {
       type: "test-notification",
-      recipients: []
+      recipient: ""
     }
     const { body: errorResult } = await request(app)
       .post("/api/notifications")
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ describe("testing /notifications route", () => {
 
     expect(errorResult).toStrictEqual({
       error: "bad_request",
-      message: "Field 'recipients' is required and cannot be empty.",
+      message: "Field 'recipient' is required and cannot be empty.",
     })
     done()
   })
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ describe("testing /notifications route", () => {
   it('should return 201 and create notification', async done => {
     const data = {
       type: "test-notification",
-      recipients: ["test"]
+      recipient: "test"
     }
     const { body: result } = await request(app)
       .post("/api/notifications")