diff --git a/app/Livewire/Settings/Notifications.php b/app/Livewire/Settings/Notifications.php
index 165d2f3..96c0b15 100644
--- a/app/Livewire/Settings/Notifications.php
+++ b/app/Livewire/Settings/Notifications.php
@@ -121,7 +121,10 @@ public function sendTest(int $channelId): void
         $monitor->id = 0;
         $monitor->last_checked_at = now();
 
-        NotificationFacade::send([$channel], new MonitorRecovered($monitor));
+        // sendNow() bypasses the queue — a queued test would try to
+        // re-hydrate this transient Monitor via findOrFail($id) on the worker
+        // and silently fail, leaving the user wondering why nothing arrived.
+        NotificationFacade::sendNow([$channel], new MonitorRecovered($monitor));
 
         $this->dispatch('notifications-test-sent', channelId: $channel->id);
     }
diff --git a/resources/views/livewire/settings/notifications.blade.php b/resources/views/livewire/settings/notifications.blade.php
index 99eaf75..b5ff0d3 100644
--- a/resources/views/livewire/settings/notifications.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/livewire/settings/notifications.blade.php
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ class="btn btn-ghost btn-sm">
                                              x-on:notifications-test-sent.window="if ($event.detail.channelId === {{ $channel->id }}) { sent = true; setTimeout(() => sent = false, 2500); }"
                                              class="flex items-center gap-2">
                                             <span x-show="sent" x-transition.opacity class="text-sm text-success" style="display:none">
-                                                {{ __('Test queued') }}
+                                                {{ __('Test sent') }}
                                             </span>
                                             <button type="button"
                                                     x-on:click="sending = true; $wire.sendTest({{ $channel->id }}).finally(() => sending = false)"