diff --git a/crates/app/src/routes/api/v1/auth/connections/stripe.rs b/crates/app/src/routes/api/v1/auth/connections/stripe.rs
index 91560b0..b9964f6 100644
--- a/crates/app/src/routes/api/v1/auth/connections/stripe.rs
+++ b/crates/app/src/routes/api/v1/auth/connections/stripe.rs
@@ -274,6 +274,15 @@ pub async fn stripe_webhook(
                 Err(e) => return Json(e.into()),
             };
 
+            if !user.permissions.check(FinePermission::SUPPORTER) {
+                // the user isn't currently a supporter, there's no reason to send this notification
+                return Json(ApiReturn {
+                    ok: true,
+                    message: "Acceptable".to_string(),
+                    payload: (),
+                });
+            }
+
             tracing::info!(
                 "unsubscribe (pay fail) {} (stripe: {})",
                 user.id,
@@ -303,7 +312,7 @@ pub async fn stripe_webhook(
             if let Err(e) = data
                 .create_notification(Notification::new(
                     "It seems your recent payment has failed :(".to_string(),
-                    "No worries! Your subscription is still active and will be retried. Your supporter status will resume when you have a successful payment.\n\nIf you've cancelled your subscription, you can safely disregard this."
+                    "No worries! Your subscription is still active and will be retried. Your supporter status will resume when you have a successful payment."
                         .to_string(),
                     user.id,
                 ))