diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index da733fe1d..b3f68743c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
 - Fix remote avatar urls when not using cloud storage ([672f7c8c](https://github.com/pixelfed/pixelfed/commit/672f7c8c))
 - Update ResetPasswordController redirectTo path to /i/web as /home is deprecated ([8803c6de](https://github.com/pixelfed/pixelfed/commit/8803c6de))
 - Fix v1 api block/mute endpoints, refresh RelationshipService cache after relationship changes ([54a5c3be](https://github.com/pixelfed/pixelfed/commit/54a5c3be))
+- Fix NotificationService bug returning html response on /api/v1/notifications endpoint when a notification id belonging to a deleted account is rendered by checking AccountService before NotificationTransformer. ([734b30e5](https://github.com/pixelfed/pixelfed/commit/734b30e5))
 -  ([](https://github.com/pixelfed/pixelfed/commit/))
 
 ## [v0.11.3 (2022-05-09)](https://github.com/pixelfed/pixelfed/compare/v0.11.2...v0.11.3)
diff --git a/app/Services/NotificationService.php b/app/Services/NotificationService.php
index f8d9a62e8..51ff829cb 100644
--- a/app/Services/NotificationService.php
+++ b/app/Services/NotificationService.php
@@ -203,13 +203,19 @@ class NotificationService {
 
 	public static function getNotification($id)
 	{
-		return Cache::remember('service:notification:'.$id, now()->addDays(3), function() use($id) {
+		return Cache::remember('service:notification:'.$id, 86400, function() use($id) {
 			$n = Notification::with('item')->find($id);
 
 			if(!$n) {
 				return null;
 			}
 
+			$account = AccountService::get($n->actor_id, true);
+
+			if(!$account) {
+				return null;
+			}
+
 			$fractal = new Fractal\Manager();
 			$fractal->setSerializer(new ArraySerializer());
 			$resource = new Fractal\Resource\Item($n, new NotificationTransformer());