diff --git a/server/model/monitor.js b/server/model/monitor.js
index eaba61ad3..f48033557 100644
--- a/server/model/monitor.js
+++ b/server/model/monitor.js
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ class Monitor extends BeanModel {
                 bean.important = false;
 
                 if (bean.status === DOWN && this.resendInterval > 0) {
-                    timeSinceLastNotified = dayjs().valueOf() - (bean.lastNotifiedTime || 0);
+                    timeSinceLastNotified = (dayjs().valueOf() - (bean.lastNotifiedTime || 0)) / 60; // divide by 60 to convert from seconds to minutes
                     if (timeSinceLastNotified >= this.resendInterval) {
                         // Send notification again, because we are still DOWN
                         debug(`[${this.name}] sendNotification`);
diff --git a/src/languages/en.js b/src/languages/en.js
index 47513466c..21e215f7f 100644
--- a/src/languages/en.js
+++ b/src/languages/en.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ export default {
     languageName: "English",
     checkEverySecond: "Check every {0} seconds",
     retryCheckEverySecond: "Retry every {0} seconds",
+    resendEveryMinute: "Resend every {0} minutes if DOWN",
     retriesDescription: "Maximum retries before the service is marked as down and a notification is sent",
     ignoreTLSError: "Ignore TLS/SSL error for HTTPS websites",
     upsideDownModeDescription: "Flip the status upside down. If the service is reachable, it is DOWN.",
diff --git a/src/pages/EditMonitor.vue b/src/pages/EditMonitor.vue
index b95c10980..3b4cbcf12 100644
--- a/src/pages/EditMonitor.vue
+++ b/src/pages/EditMonitor.vue
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@
                             <div class="my-3">
                                 <label for="resend-interval" class="form-label">
                                     {{ $t("Notification resend Interval if Down") }}
-                                    <span>({{ $t("resendEverySecond", [ monitor.resendInterval ]) }})</span>
+                                    <span>({{ $t("resendEveryMinute", [ monitor.resendInterval ]) }})</span>
                                 </label>
                                 <input id="resend-interval" v-model="monitor.resendInterval" type="number" class="form-control" required min="20" step="1">
                             </div>
@@ -439,6 +439,7 @@ export default {
                     method: "GET",
                     interval: 60,
                     retryInterval: this.interval,
+                    resendInterval: 0,
                     maxretries: 0,
                     notificationIDList: {},
                     ignoreTls: false,