diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index f49fa82d..1dd1ad7b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -17,10 +17,6 @@ jobs:
         env:
           NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_PUBLISH_TOKEN }}
 
-  notify:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: build
-    steps:
       - name: Send success message to Slack
         env:
           SLACK_CHANNEL: "#serverless-onboarding-and-enablement-ops"
@@ -41,8 +37,9 @@ jobs:
         if: failure()
         run: |
           set -x
-          OPS_MESSAGE=":gh-check-passed: serverless-plugin-datadog NPM publish failed!
+          OPS_MESSAGE=":gh-check-failed: serverless-plugin-datadog NPM publish failed!
           Please check GitHub Action log: https://github.com/DataDog/serverless-plugin-datadog/actions/workflows/publish.yml"
           curl -H "Content-type: application/json" -X POST "$SLACK_WEBHOOK" -d '{
             "channel": "'"$SLACK_CHANNEL"'",
             "text": "'"$OPS_MESSAGE"'"
+          }'