diff --git a/scripts/config.php b/scripts/config.php
index 3798c83..1e5e6ef 100644
--- a/scripts/config.php
+++ b/scripts/config.php
@@ -197,24 +197,10 @@ if(isset($_GET["latitude"])){
 }
 
 if(isset($_GET['sendtest']) && $_GET['sendtest'] == "true") {
-  $db = new SQLite3($home."/BirdNET-Pi/scripts/birds.db", SQLITE3_OPEN_READONLY);
-  $db->busyTimeout(1000);
-  $statement0 = $db->prepare('SELECT * FROM detections ORDER BY Date DESC, Time DESC LIMIT 1');
-  $result0 = $statement0->execute();
-  while($todaytable=$result0->fetchArray(SQLITE3_ASSOC))
-  {
-    $detection = json_encode($todaytable);
-  }
-
   $conf = $_GET['apprise_config'];
   $title = $_GET['apprise_notification_title'];
   $body = $_GET['apprise_notification_body'];
 
-  $temp_det = tmpfile();
-  $t_det_path = stream_get_meta_data($temp_det)['uri'];
-  chmod($t_det_path, 0644);
-  fwrite($temp_det, $detection);
-
   $temp_conf = tmpfile();
   $t_conf_path = stream_get_meta_data($temp_conf)['uri'];
   chmod($t_conf_path, 0644);
@@ -225,10 +211,9 @@ if(isset($_GET['sendtest']) && $_GET['sendtest'] == "true") {
   chmod($t_body_path, 0644);
   fwrite($temp_body, $body);
 
-  $cmd = "sudo -u $user $home/BirdNET-Pi/birdnet/bin/python3 $home/BirdNET-Pi/scripts/send_test_notification.py --body $t_body_path --config $t_conf_path --title '" . escapeshellcmd($title) . "' --detection $t_det_path 2>&1";
+  $cmd = "sudo -u $user $home/BirdNET-Pi/birdnet/bin/python3 $home/BirdNET-Pi/scripts/send_test_notification.py --body $t_body_path --config $t_conf_path --title '" . escapeshellcmd($title) . "' 2>&1";
   $ret = shell_exec($cmd);
   echo "<pre class=\"bash\">".$ret."</pre>";
-  fclose($temp_det);
   fclose($temp_conf);
   fclose($temp_body);
 
diff --git a/scripts/send_test_notification.py b/scripts/send_test_notification.py
index edda6ac..9974b18 100755
--- a/scripts/send_test_notification.py
+++ b/scripts/send_test_notification.py
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
 import argparse
-import json
+import datetime
 import logging
 import sys
 
 from utils import notifications
-from utils.helpers import DB_PATH, get_settings
+from utils.helpers import get_settings
+from utils.db import get_latest
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
     parser.add_argument('--config', help='path to config', required=True)
     parser.add_argument('--title', help='title', required=True)
     parser.add_argument('--body', help='path to body template', required=True)
-    parser.add_argument('--detection', help='path to json encoded detection', required=True)
     args = parser.parse_args()
 
     conf = get_settings()
@@ -23,9 +23,6 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     notifications.APPRISE_CONFIG = args.config
     notifications.APPRISE_BODY = args.body
 
-    f = open(args.detection, 'r')
-    d = json.loads(f.read())
-
     logger = logging.getLogger()
     formatter = logging.Formatter("[%(name)s][%(levelname)s] %(message)s")
     handler = logging.StreamHandler(stream=sys.stdout)
@@ -33,7 +30,14 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     logger.addHandler(handler)
     logger.setLevel(logging.INFO)
 
-    notifications.sendAppriseNotifications(d['Sci_Name'], d['Com_Name'], d['Confidence'],
-                                           round(d['Confidence'] * 100), d['File_Name'],
-                                           d['Date'], d['Time'], d['Week'], d['Lat'], d['Lon'], d['Cutoff'],
-                                           d['Sens'], d['Overlap'], dict(conf), DB_PATH)
+    d = get_latest()
+    if not d:
+        now = datetime.datetime.now()
+        d = {'Sci_Name': 'Aptenodytes patagonicus', 'Com_Name': 'King Penguin', 'Confidence': 0.84, 'File_Name': 'this_is_not_a_file.mp3',
+             'Date': now.strftime('%Y-%m-%d'), 'Time': now.strftime("%H:%M:%S"), 'Week': now.isocalendar()[1],
+             'Lat': conf.getfloat('LATITUDE'), 'Lon': conf.getfloat('LONGITUDE'), 'Cutoff': conf.getfloat('CONFIDENCE'),
+             'Sens': conf.getfloat('SENSITIVITY'), 'Overlap': conf.getfloat('OVERLAP')}
+
+    notifications.sendAppriseNotifications(d['Sci_Name'], d['Com_Name'], d['Confidence'], round(d['Confidence'] * 100), d['File_Name'], d['Date'],
+                                           d['Time'], d['Week'], d['Lat'], d['Lon'], d['Cutoff'], d['Sens'], d['Overlap'], dict(conf))
+