diff --git a/webapp/backend/pkg/config/config.go b/webapp/backend/pkg/config/config.go
index 95111b0..6349b55 100644
--- a/webapp/backend/pkg/config/config.go
+++ b/webapp/backend/pkg/config/config.go
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ func (c *configuration) Init() error {
 	c.SetDefault("log.level", "INFO")
 	c.SetDefault("log.file", "")
 
+	c.SetDefault("notify.urls", []string{})
+
 	//c.SetDefault("disks.include", []string{})
 	//c.SetDefault("disks.exclude", []string{})
 
diff --git a/webapp/backend/pkg/config/interface.go b/webapp/backend/pkg/config/interface.go
index 479142c..fabe8af 100644
--- a/webapp/backend/pkg/config/interface.go
+++ b/webapp/backend/pkg/config/interface.go
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 // Create mock using:
-// mockgen -source=pkg/config/interface.go -destination=pkg/config/mock/mock_config.go
+// mockgen -source=webapp/backend/pkg/config/interface.go -destination=webapp/backend/pkg/config/mock/mock_config.go
 type Interface interface {
 	Init() error
 	ReadConfig(configFilePath string) error
diff --git a/webapp/backend/pkg/notify/notify.go b/webapp/backend/pkg/notify/notify.go
index 01b5306..f2ccedc 100644
--- a/webapp/backend/pkg/notify/notify.go
+++ b/webapp/backend/pkg/notify/notify.go
@@ -71,6 +71,11 @@ func (n *Notify) Send() error {
 	configUrls := n.Config.GetStringSlice("notify.urls")
 	n.Logger.Debugf("Configured notification services: %v", configUrls)
 
+	if len(configUrls) == 0 {
+		n.Logger.Infof("No notification endpoints configured. Skipping failure notification.")
+		return nil
+	}
+
 	//remove http:// https:// and script:// prefixed urls
 	notifyWebhooks := []string{}
 	notifyScripts := []string{}
diff --git a/webapp/backend/pkg/web/handler/upload_device_metrics.go b/webapp/backend/pkg/web/handler/upload_device_metrics.go
index d94bd05..2024b07 100644
--- a/webapp/backend/pkg/web/handler/upload_device_metrics.go
+++ b/webapp/backend/pkg/web/handler/upload_device_metrics.go
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ func UploadDeviceMetrics(c *gin.Context) {
 				DeviceSerial: device.SerialNumber,
 				Test:         false,
 			},
+			Logger: logger,
 		}
 		_ = testNotify.Send() //we ignore error message when sending notifications.
 	}
diff --git a/webapp/backend/pkg/web/server_test.go b/webapp/backend/pkg/web/server_test.go
index b4821db..9892424 100644
--- a/webapp/backend/pkg/web/server_test.go
+++ b/webapp/backend/pkg/web/server_test.go
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ func TestPopulateMultiple(t *testing.T) {
 	defer mockCtrl.Finish()
 	fakeConfig := mock_config.NewMockInterface(mockCtrl)
 	//fakeConfig.EXPECT().GetString("web.database.location").AnyTimes().Return("testdata/scrutiny_test.db")
+	fakeConfig.EXPECT().GetStringSlice("notify.urls").Return([]string{}).AnyTimes()
 	fakeConfig.EXPECT().GetString("web.database.location").AnyTimes().Return(path.Join(parentPath, "scrutiny_test.db"))
 	fakeConfig.EXPECT().GetString("web.src.frontend.path").AnyTimes().Return(parentPath)
 	ae := web.AppEngine{