diff --git a/notifications/utils.py b/notifications/utils.py
index a118cd7..8941e5b 100644
--- a/notifications/utils.py
+++ b/notifications/utils.py
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ def send_notification(notification_type, from_user_id, from_user_type, to_user_i
 
 def send_push(user, data):
     """ used to send push notification to specific user """
+    data['notification_type'] = str(data['notification_type'])
     user.fcmdevice_set.filter(active=True).send_message(
         Message(notification=FirebaseNotification(data['title'], data['body']), data=data)
     )
@@ -119,6 +120,7 @@ def send_push(user, data):
 
 def send_multiple_push(queryset, data):
     """ used to send same notification to multiple users """
+    data['notification_type'] = str(data['notification_type'])
     FCMDevice.objects.filter(user__in=queryset, active=True).send_message(
         Message(notification=FirebaseNotification(data['title'], data['body']), data=data)
     )