diff --git a/lib/webPush.js b/lib/webPush.js
index e8bf06832..390b53e47 100644
--- a/lib/webPush.js
+++ b/lib/webPush.js
@@ -405,6 +405,7 @@ export const notifyTerritoryRevenue = async (subAct) => {
 // TODO: needs testing, fix rewards not working first
 export async function notifyEarner (userId, earnings) {
   const fmt = msats => numWithUnits(msatsToSats(msats, { abbreviate: false }))
+  const referralTotal = earnings.FOREVER_REFERRAL.msats + earnings.ONE_DAY_REFERRAL.msats
 
   // TODO: remove
   console.log('notifying earners', JSON.stringify(earnings, null, 2))
@@ -416,8 +417,8 @@ export async function notifyEarner (userId, earnings) {
   if (earnings.COMMENT) body += `#${earnings.COMMENT.bestRank} among comments with ${fmt(earnings.COMMENT.msats)} in total\n`
   if (earnings.TIP_POST) body += `#${earnings.TIP_POST.bestRank} in post zapping with ${fmt(earnings.TIP_POST.msats)} in total\n`
   if (earnings.TIP_COMMENT) body += `#${earnings.TIP_COMMENT.bestRank} in comment zapping with ${fmt(earnings.TIP_COMMENT.msats)} in total\n`
-  if (earnings.FOREVER_REFERRAL) body += `#${earnings.FOREVER_REFERRAL.bestRank} in referral rewards with ${fmt(earnings.FOREVER_REFERRAL.msats)} in total\n`
-  if (earnings.ONE_DAY_REFERRAL) body += `#${earnings.ONE_DAY_REFERRAL.bestRank} in referral rewards with ${fmt(earnings.ONE_DAY_REFERRAL.msats)} in total`
+  if (earnings.ONE_DAY_REFERRAL) body += `in referral rewards with ${fmt(earnings.ONE_DAY_REFERRAL)} in total\n`
+  if (earnings.FOREVER_REFERRAL) body += `in lifetime referral rewards with ${fmt(earnings.FOREVER_REFERRAL.msats)} in total`
 
   try {
     await sendUserNotification(userId, { title, tag, body })
diff --git a/worker/earn.js b/worker/earn.js
index 8c41b0931..04f94c273 100644
--- a/worker/earn.js
+++ b/worker/earn.js
@@ -149,6 +149,14 @@ export async function earn ({ name }) {
           type: 'FOREVER_REFERRAL',
           rank: earner.rank
         }, { models }))
+
+        const userN = notifications[earner.foreverReferrerId] || {}
+        const prevMsats = userN.msats || 0
+        const msats = foreverReferrerEarnings + prevMsats
+        notifications[earner.foreverReferrerId] = {
+          ...userN,
+          FOREVER_REFERRAL: msats
+        }
       } else if (earner.oneDayReferrerId) {
         // if the person doesn't have a forever referrer yet, they give double to their one day referrer
         oneDayReferrerEarnings += foreverReferrerEarnings
@@ -162,6 +170,14 @@ export async function earn ({ name }) {
           type: 'ONE_DAY_REFERRAL',
           rank: earner.rank
         }, { models }))
+
+        const userN = notifications[earner.oneDayReferrerId] || {}
+        const prevMsats = userN.msats || 0
+        const msats = oneDayReferrerEarnings + prevMsats
+        notifications[earner.oneDayReferrerId] = {
+          ...userN,
+          ONE_DAY_REFERRAL: msats
+        }
       }
     }