diff --git a/bazarr/main.py b/bazarr/main.py
index 21faa9e56..5fb588894 100644
--- a/bazarr/main.py
+++ b/bazarr/main.py
@@ -83,7 +83,6 @@ def check_credentials(user, pw):
 def login_required(f):
     @wraps(f)
     def wrap(*args, **kwargs):
-        test = request
         if settings.auth.type == 'basic':
             auth = request.authorization
             if not (auth and check_credentials(request.authorization.username, request.authorization.password)):
@@ -151,7 +150,6 @@ def post_get(name, default=''):
 @app.route("/logout/")
 @login_required
 def logout():
-    test = settings.auth.type
     if settings.auth.type == 'basic':
         return abort(401)
     elif settings.auth.type == 'form':
@@ -484,6 +482,7 @@ def test_url(protocol, url):
             return dict(status=False, error=result.raise_for_status())
 
 
+@app.route('/test_notification', methods=['GET'])
 @app.route('/test_notification/<protocol>/<path:provider>', methods=['GET'])
 @login_required
 def test_notification(protocol, provider):
@@ -497,6 +496,8 @@ def test_notification(protocol, provider):
         body='Test notification'
     )
 
+    return '', 200
+
 
 # Mute DeprecationWarning
 warnings.simplefilter("ignore", DeprecationWarning)
diff --git a/views/settingsnotifications.html b/views/settingsnotifications.html
index 42fb42d1a..817a9b1ec 100644
--- a/views/settingsnotifications.html
+++ b/views/settingsnotifications.html
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@
                         </div>
                     </div>
                     <div class="modal-footer">
+                        <button type="button" id="test_button" class="btn btn-secondary">Test</button>
                         <button type="submit" id="edit_save_button" class="btn btn-info">Ok</button>
                         <button type="button" class="btn btn-secondary" data-dismiss="modal">Cancel</button>
                     </div>
@@ -212,6 +213,23 @@
                 });
             });
 
+            $('#test_button').on('click', function() {
+                const url_field = $('#notification_provider_url').val();
+                const url_protocol = url_field.split(':')[0];
+                const url_string = url_field.split('://')[1];
+
+                $.ajax({
+                    url: "{{ url_for('test_notification') }}/" + url_protocol + "/" + encodeURIComponent(url_string),
+                    beforeSend: function () {
+                        $('#loader').addClass('active');
+                    },
+                    complete: function () {
+                        $('#loader').removeClass('active');
+                    },
+                    cache: false
+                });
+            });
+
             // monitor changes to the settings_form
             $('#settings_form').on('change', function() {
                 form_changed = true;