diff --git a/analyses.go b/analyses.go
index 94ce051..c303b84 100644
--- a/analyses.go
+++ b/analyses.go
@@ -41,6 +41,21 @@ type Job struct {
 	ExternalID     string `json:"external_id"`
 }
 
+// getJobDuration takes a job and returns a duration string and the start time of the job
+func getJobDuration(j *Job) (string, time.Time, error) {
+	starttime, err := time.ParseInLocation(TimestampFromDBFormat, j.StartDate, time.Local)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", starttime, errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to parse start date %s", j.StartDate)
+	}
+
+	// just print H(HH):MM format
+	dur := time.Since(starttime).Round(time.Minute)
+	h := dur / time.Hour
+	dur -= h * time.Hour
+	m := dur / time.Minute
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%d:%02d", h, m), starttime, nil
+}
+
 const jobsToKillQuery = `
 select jobs.id,
        jobs.app_id,
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 0622752..ef15868 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ iplant_groups:
 const warningSentKey = "warningsent"
 const oneDayWarningKey = "onedaywarning"
 
-func sendNotif(ctx context.Context, j *Job, status, subject, msg string) error {
+func sendNotif(ctx context.Context, j *Job, status, subject, msg, email_template string) error {
 	var err error
 
 	// Don't send notification if things aren't configured correctly. It's
@@ -68,16 +68,22 @@ func sendNotif(ctx context.Context, j *Job, status, subject, msg string) error {
 	}
 	sdmillis := sd.UnixNano() / 1000000
 
+	durString, _, err := getJobDuration(j)
+	if err != nil {
+		return errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to parse job duration from %s", j.StartDate)
+	}
+
 	p := NewPayload()
 	p.AnalysisName = j.Name
 	p.AnalysisDescription = j.Description
 	p.AnalysisStatus = status
 	p.AnalysisStartDate = strconv.FormatInt(sdmillis, 10)
 	p.AnalysisResultsFolder = j.ResultFolder
+	p.RunDuration = durString
 	p.Email = user.Email
 	p.User = u
 
-	notif := NewNotification(u, subject, msg, p)
+	notif := NewNotification(u, subject, msg, email_template, p)
 
 	resp, err := notif.Send(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -137,7 +143,7 @@ func SendKillNotification(ctx context.Context, j *Job, killNotifKey string) erro
 		endtime.UTC().Format(time.UnixDate),
 		j.ResultFolder,
 	)
-	err = sendNotif(ctx, j, "Canceled", subject, msg)
+	err = sendNotif(ctx, j, "Canceled", subject, msg, "analysis_status_change")
 	return err
 }
 
@@ -161,22 +167,15 @@ func SendWarningNotification(ctx context.Context, j *Job) error {
 		j.ResultFolder,
 	)
 
-	return sendNotif(ctx, j, j.Status, subject, msg)
+	return sendNotif(ctx, j, j.Status, subject, msg, "analysis_status_change")
 }
 
 func SendPeriodicNotification(ctx context.Context, j *Job) error {
-	starttime, err := time.ParseInLocation(TimestampFromDBFormat, j.StartDate, time.Local)
+	durString, starttime, err := getJobDuration(j)
 	if err != nil {
-		return errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to parse start date %s", j.StartDate)
+		return err
 	}
 
-	// just print H(HH):MM format
-	dur := time.Since(starttime).Round(time.Minute)
-	h := dur / time.Hour
-	dur -= h * time.Hour
-	m := dur / time.Minute
-	durString := fmt.Sprintf("%d:%02d", h, m)
-
 	subject := fmt.Sprintf(PeriodicSubjectFormat, j.Name, starttime, durString)
 
 	msg := fmt.Sprintf(
@@ -184,10 +183,10 @@ func SendPeriodicNotification(ctx context.Context, j *Job) error {
 		j.Name,
 		j.ID,
 		starttime,
-		dur,
+		durString,
 	)
 
-	return sendNotif(ctx, j, j.Status, subject, msg)
+	return sendNotif(ctx, j, j.Status, subject, msg, "analysis_periodic_notification")
 }
 
 func ensureNotifRecord(ctx context.Context, vicedb *VICEDatabaser, job Job) error {
diff --git a/notifications.go b/notifications.go
index 4c895d8..64fd2ad 100644
--- a/notifications.go
+++ b/notifications.go
@@ -71,12 +71,13 @@ type Payload struct {
 	AnalysisStatus        string `json:"analysisstatus"`
 	AnalysisStartDate     string `json:"analysisstartdate"`
 	AnalysisResultsFolder string `json:"analysisresultsfolder"`
+	RunDuration           string `json:"runduration"`
 	Email                 string `json:"email_address"`
 	Action                string `json:"action"`
 	User                  string `json:"user"`
 }
 
-// NewPayload returns a newly constructed *Payload
+// NewPayload returns a newly constructed *Payload with the Action set to "job_status_change"
 func NewPayload() *Payload {
 	return &Payload{
 		Action: "job_status_change",
@@ -84,7 +85,7 @@ func NewPayload() *Payload {
 }
 
 // NewNotification returns a newly initialized *Notification.
-func NewNotification(user, subject, msg string, payload *Payload) *Notification {
+func NewNotification(user, subject, msg, emailTemplate string, payload *Payload) *Notification {
 	return &Notification{
 		URI:           NotifsURI,
 		Type:          "analysis",
@@ -92,7 +93,7 @@ func NewNotification(user, subject, msg string, payload *Payload) *Notification
 		Subject:       subject,
 		Message:       msg,
 		Email:         true,
-		EmailTemplate: "analysis_status_change",
+		EmailTemplate: emailTemplate,
 		Payload:       payload,
 	}
 }
diff --git a/notifications_test.go b/notifications_test.go
index 1228eee..1de7cb4 100644
--- a/notifications_test.go
+++ b/notifications_test.go
@@ -22,8 +22,9 @@ func TestNewNotification(t *testing.T) {
 	expectedURI := "foo"
 	expectedUser := "user"
 	expectedSubject := "subject"
+	expectedTemplate := "analysis_status_change"
 	NotifsInit(expectedURI)
-	n := NewNotification(expectedUser, expectedSubject, "", nil)
+	n := NewNotification(expectedUser, expectedSubject, "", expectedTemplate, nil)
 	if n.URI != expectedURI {
 		t.Errorf("URI was %s, not %s", n.URI, expectedURI)
 	}
@@ -33,12 +34,15 @@ func TestNewNotification(t *testing.T) {
 	if n.Subject != expectedSubject {
 		t.Errorf("Subject was %s, not %s", n.Subject, expectedSubject)
 	}
+	if n.EmailTemplate != expectedTemplate {
+		t.Errorf("EmailTemplate was %s, not %s", n.EmailTemplate, expectedTemplate)
+	}
 }
 
 func TestSend(t *testing.T) {
 	expectedUser := "test-user"
 	expectedSubject := "test-subject"
-	n := NewNotification(expectedUser, expectedSubject, "", nil)
+	n := NewNotification(expectedUser, expectedSubject, "", "analysis_status_change", nil)
 
 	srv := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		b, err := io.ReadAll(r.Body)