diff --git a/src/server/helpers/incidentHelper.js b/src/server/helpers/incidentHelper.js
index 0857f3bf..1c996c20 100644
--- a/src/server/helpers/incidentHelper.js
+++ b/src/server/helpers/incidentHelper.js
@@ -193,7 +193,9 @@ const updateAssignedOrCcdUser = async (
     },
   });
 
-  await handleCCUpdateNotification(req, ccdUser, incident.id, '');
+  if (ccdUser && ccdUser.length > 0) {
+    await handleCCUpdateNotification(req, ccdUser, incident.id, '');
+  }
 
   return selectedUser.action({ ...selectedUser.arguments, incident, res });
 };
@@ -210,7 +212,6 @@ const updateIncident = async (incident, req, res) => {
     categoryId: req.body.categoryId || incident.categoryId,
     levelId: req.body.levelId || incident.levelId,
   });
-
   return res.status(200).send({ data: incident, status: 'success' });
 };
 
diff --git a/src/tests/incidents.spec.js b/src/tests/incidents.spec.js
index 86669b06..f2e8a353 100644
--- a/src/tests/incidents.spec.js
+++ b/src/tests/incidents.spec.js
@@ -80,26 +80,36 @@ describe('Incident Tests', () => {
       });
     });
   });
-
-  it('should update an incident provided an existing incident ID', done => {
+  it('should update an incident when someone gets assigned to the incident', done => {
     sendRequest('post', incidentsEndpoint, testIncident, (err, res) => {
-      const updateIncidentUrl = '/api/incidents/' + res.body.data.id;
+      const { id } = res.body.data;
+      const updateIncidentUrl = '/api/incidents/' + id;
       sendRequest(
         'put',
         updateIncidentUrl,
-        { ...testIncident, statusId: 3 },
+        {
+          ...testIncident,
+          ccd: [
+            {
+              userId: 'cjl6fecrb11115vf09xly2f65',
+              incidentId: id,
+            },
+          ],
+          assignee: {
+            userId: 'cjl6egyei00005dnytqp4a06l',
+            incidentId: id,
+          },
+        },
         (error, response) => {
-          expect(response.body.data.statusId).toEqual(3);
+          expect(response.body.status).toEqual('success');
           done();
         }
       );
     });
   });
-
-  it('should update an incident when someone gets assigned to it', done => {
+  it('should update an incident when someone gets ccd to it', done => {
     makeServerCall(assigneeRequestBody, done, 'put');
   });
-
   it('should update an incident when someone gets ccd to it', done => {
     makeServerCall(ccdRequestBody, done, 'put');
   });