diff --git a/crates/auto_update/src/update_notification.rs b/crates/auto_update/src/update_notification.rs
index d6f94c708d..e6b285b072 100644
--- a/crates/auto_update/src/update_notification.rs
+++ b/crates/auto_update/src/update_notification.rs
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ impl View for UpdateNotification {
 
     fn render(&mut self, cx: &mut gpui::RenderContext<'_, Self>) -> gpui::ElementBox {
         let theme = cx.global::<Settings>().theme.clone();
-        let theme = &theme.simple_message_notification;
+        let theme = &theme.update_notification;
 
         let app_name = cx.global::<ReleaseChannel>().display_name();
 
diff --git a/crates/workspace/src/notifications.rs b/crates/workspace/src/notifications.rs
index 0e76d45518..43feede190 100644
--- a/crates/workspace/src/notifications.rs
+++ b/crates/workspace/src/notifications.rs
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ pub mod simple_message_notification {
 
         fn render(&mut self, cx: &mut gpui::RenderContext<'_, Self>) -> gpui::ElementBox {
             let theme = cx.global::<Settings>().theme.clone();
-            let theme = &theme.update_notification;
+            let theme = &theme.simple_message_notification;
 
             enum MessageNotificationTag {}
 
diff --git a/styles/src/styleTree/simpleMessageNotification.ts b/styles/src/styleTree/simpleMessageNotification.ts
index 76ff5e1ca5..2697bedc77 100644
--- a/styles/src/styleTree/simpleMessageNotification.ts
+++ b/styles/src/styleTree/simpleMessageNotification.ts
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@ export default function simpleMessageNotification(colorScheme: ColorScheme): Obj
   let layer = colorScheme.middle;
   return {
     message: {
-      ...text(layer, "sans", { size: "md" }),
+      ...text(layer, "sans", { size: "xs" }),
       margin: { left: headerPadding, right: headerPadding },
     },
     actionMessage: {
-      ...text(layer, "sans", { size: "md" }),
+      ...text(layer, "sans", { size: "xs" }),
       margin: { left: headerPadding, top: 6, bottom: 6 },
       hover: {
         color: foreground(layer, "hovered"),