diff --git a/app/job/rest.py b/app/job/rest.py
index 00b55e4cde..6f4b567f40 100644
--- a/app/job/rest.py
+++ b/app/job/rest.py
@@ -169,31 +169,32 @@ def create_job(service_id):
         placeholders=template._as_utils_template().placeholders,
         template=Template(template.__dict__),
     )
+    notification_count = int(data.get("notification_count", len(recipient_csv)))
     current_app.logger.info(" TEMP LOGGING 5: done RecipientCSV()")
 
     if template.template_type == SMS_TYPE:
         # calculate the number of simulated recipients
         numberOfSimulated = sum(simulated_recipient(i["phone_number"].data, template.template_type) for i in recipient_csv.rows)
-        mixedRecipients = numberOfSimulated > 0 and numberOfSimulated != len(recipient_csv)
+        mixedRecipients = numberOfSimulated > 0 and numberOfSimulated != notification_count
 
         # if they have specified testing and NON-testing recipients, raise an error
         if mixedRecipients:
             raise InvalidRequest(message="Bulk sending to testing and non-testing numbers is not supported", status_code=400)
 
-        is_test_notification = len(recipient_csv) == numberOfSimulated
+        is_test_notification = notification_count == numberOfSimulated
 
         if not is_test_notification:
-            check_sms_daily_limit(service, len(recipient_csv))
-            increment_sms_daily_count_send_warnings_if_needed(service, len(recipient_csv))
+            check_sms_daily_limit(service, notification_count)
+            increment_sms_daily_count_send_warnings_if_needed(service, notification_count)
 
     elif template.template_type == EMAIL_TYPE:
-        check_email_daily_limit(service, len(recipient_csv))
+        check_email_daily_limit(service, notification_count)
         current_app.logger.info(" TEMP LOGGING 6a: done check_email_daily_limit")
 
         scheduled_for = datetime.fromisoformat(data.get("scheduled_for")) if data.get("scheduled_for") else None
 
         if scheduled_for is None or not scheduled_for.date() > datetime.today().date():
-            increment_email_daily_count_send_warnings_if_needed(service, len(recipient_csv))
+            increment_email_daily_count_send_warnings_if_needed(service, notification_count)
     current_app.logger.info(" TEMP LOGGING 6: done checking limits")
 
     data.update({"template_version": template.version})