diff --git a/borgmatic/hooks/apprise.py b/borgmatic/hooks/apprise.py
index 5bb2ce48..212bf7df 100644
--- a/borgmatic/hooks/apprise.py
+++ b/borgmatic/hooks/apprise.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ def ping_monitor(hook_config, config, config_filename, state, monitoring_log_lev
     try:
         import apprise
         from apprise import NotifyFormat, NotifyType
-    except ImportError:
+    except ImportError:  # pragma: no cover
         logger.warning('Unable to import Apprise in monitoring hook')
         return
 
diff --git a/tests/unit/hooks/test_apprise.py b/tests/unit/hooks/test_apprise.py
index 65204c45..b11f7691 100644
--- a/tests/unit/hooks/test_apprise.py
+++ b/tests/unit/hooks/test_apprise.py
@@ -5,14 +5,22 @@ from flexmock import flexmock
 import borgmatic.hooks.monitor
 from borgmatic.hooks import apprise as module
 
-topic = 'borgmatic-unit-testing'
+TOPIC = 'borgmatic-unit-testing'
+
+
+def mock_apprise():
+    apprise_mock = flexmock(
+        add=lambda servers: None, notify=lambda title, body, body_format, notify_type: None
+    )
+    flexmock(apprise.Apprise).new_instances(apprise_mock)
+    return apprise_mock
 
 
 def test_ping_monitor_adheres_dry_run():
-    flexmock(apprise.Apprise).should_receive('notify').never()
+    mock_apprise().should_receive('notify').never()
 
     module.ping_monitor(
-        {'services': [{'url': f'ntfys://{topic}', 'label': 'ntfys'}]},
+        {'services': [{'url': f'ntfys://{TOPIC}', 'label': 'ntfys'}]},
         {},
         'config.yaml',
         borgmatic.hooks.monitor.State.FAIL,
@@ -22,10 +30,10 @@ def test_ping_monitor_adheres_dry_run():
 
 
 def test_ping_monitor_does_not_hit_with_no_states():
-    flexmock(apprise.Apprise).should_receive('notify').never()
+    mock_apprise().should_receive('notify').never()
 
     module.ping_monitor(
-        {'services': [{'url': f'ntfys://{topic}', 'label': 'ntfys'}], 'states': []},
+        {'services': [{'url': f'ntfys://{TOPIC}', 'label': 'ntfys'}], 'states': []},
         {},
         'config.yaml',
         borgmatic.hooks.monitor.State.FAIL,
@@ -35,11 +43,16 @@ def test_ping_monitor_does_not_hit_with_no_states():
 
 
 def test_ping_monitor_hits_fail_by_default():
-    flexmock(apprise.Apprise).should_receive('notify').once()
+    mock_apprise().should_receive('notify').with_args(
+        title='A borgmatic FAIL event happened',
+        body='A borgmatic FAIL event happened',
+        body_format=NotifyFormat.TEXT,
+        notify_type=NotifyType.FAILURE,
+    ).once()
 
     for state in borgmatic.hooks.monitor.State:
         module.ping_monitor(
-            {'services': [{'url': f'ntfys://{topic}', 'label': 'ntfys'}]},
+            {'services': [{'url': f'ntfys://{TOPIC}', 'label': 'ntfys'}]},
             {},
             'config.yaml',
             state,
@@ -49,7 +62,7 @@ def test_ping_monitor_hits_fail_by_default():
 
 
 def test_ping_monitor_hits_with_finish_default_config():
-    flexmock(apprise.Apprise).should_receive('notify').with_args(
+    mock_apprise().should_receive('notify').with_args(
         title='A borgmatic FINISH event happened',
         body='A borgmatic FINISH event happened',
         body_format=NotifyFormat.TEXT,
@@ -57,7 +70,7 @@ def test_ping_monitor_hits_with_finish_default_config():
     ).once()
 
     module.ping_monitor(
-        {'services': [{'url': f'ntfys://{topic}', 'label': 'ntfys'}], 'states': ['finish']},
+        {'services': [{'url': f'ntfys://{TOPIC}', 'label': 'ntfys'}], 'states': ['finish']},
         {},
         'config.yaml',
         borgmatic.hooks.monitor.State.FINISH,
@@ -67,7 +80,7 @@ def test_ping_monitor_hits_with_finish_default_config():
 
 
 def test_ping_monitor_hits_with_start_default_config():
-    flexmock(apprise.Apprise).should_receive('notify').with_args(
+    mock_apprise().should_receive('notify').with_args(
         title='A borgmatic START event happened',
         body='A borgmatic START event happened',
         body_format=NotifyFormat.TEXT,
@@ -75,7 +88,7 @@ def test_ping_monitor_hits_with_start_default_config():
     ).once()
 
     module.ping_monitor(
-        {'services': [{'url': f'ntfys://{topic}', 'label': 'ntfys'}], 'states': ['start']},
+        {'services': [{'url': f'ntfys://{TOPIC}', 'label': 'ntfys'}], 'states': ['start']},
         {},
         'config.yaml',
         borgmatic.hooks.monitor.State.START,
@@ -85,7 +98,7 @@ def test_ping_monitor_hits_with_start_default_config():
 
 
 def test_ping_monitor_hits_with_fail_default_config():
-    flexmock(apprise.Apprise).should_receive('notify').with_args(
+    mock_apprise().should_receive('notify').with_args(
         title='A borgmatic FAIL event happened',
         body='A borgmatic FAIL event happened',
         body_format=NotifyFormat.TEXT,
@@ -93,7 +106,7 @@ def test_ping_monitor_hits_with_fail_default_config():
     ).once()
 
     module.ping_monitor(
-        {'services': [{'url': f'ntfys://{topic}', 'label': 'ntfys'}], 'states': ['fail']},
+        {'services': [{'url': f'ntfys://{TOPIC}', 'label': 'ntfys'}], 'states': ['fail']},
         {},
         'config.yaml',
         borgmatic.hooks.monitor.State.FAIL,
@@ -103,7 +116,7 @@ def test_ping_monitor_hits_with_fail_default_config():
 
 
 def test_ping_monitor_hits_with_log_default_config():
-    flexmock(apprise.Apprise).should_receive('notify').with_args(
+    mock_apprise().should_receive('notify').with_args(
         title='A borgmatic LOG event happened',
         body='A borgmatic LOG event happened',
         body_format=NotifyFormat.TEXT,
@@ -111,7 +124,7 @@ def test_ping_monitor_hits_with_log_default_config():
     ).once()
 
     module.ping_monitor(
-        {'services': [{'url': f'ntfys://{topic}', 'label': 'ntfys'}], 'states': ['log']},
+        {'services': [{'url': f'ntfys://{TOPIC}', 'label': 'ntfys'}], 'states': ['log']},
         {},
         'config.yaml',
         borgmatic.hooks.monitor.State.LOG,
@@ -120,8 +133,8 @@ def test_ping_monitor_hits_with_log_default_config():
     )
 
 
-def test_ping_monitor_with_custom_message_title():
-    flexmock(apprise.Apprise).should_receive('notify').with_args(
+def test_ping_monitor_passes_through_custom_message_title():
+    mock_apprise().should_receive('notify').with_args(
         title='foo',
         body='bar',
         body_format=NotifyFormat.TEXT,
@@ -130,7 +143,7 @@ def test_ping_monitor_with_custom_message_title():
 
     module.ping_monitor(
         {
-            'services': [{'url': f'ntfys://{topic}', 'label': 'ntfys'}],
+            'services': [{'url': f'ntfys://{TOPIC}', 'label': 'ntfys'}],
             'states': ['fail'],
             'fail': {'title': 'foo', 'body': 'bar'},
         },
@@ -142,8 +155,8 @@ def test_ping_monitor_with_custom_message_title():
     )
 
 
-def test_ping_monitor_with_custom_message_body():
-    flexmock(apprise.Apprise).should_receive('notify').with_args(
+def test_ping_monitor_passes_through_custom_message_body():
+    mock_apprise().should_receive('notify').with_args(
         title='',
         body='baz',
         body_format=NotifyFormat.TEXT,
@@ -152,7 +165,7 @@ def test_ping_monitor_with_custom_message_body():
 
     module.ping_monitor(
         {
-            'services': [{'url': f'ntfys://{topic}', 'label': 'ntfys'}],
+            'services': [{'url': f'ntfys://{TOPIC}', 'label': 'ntfys'}],
             'states': ['fail'],
             'fail': {'body': 'baz'},
         },
@@ -164,16 +177,14 @@ def test_ping_monitor_with_custom_message_body():
     )
 
 
-def test_ping_monitor_multiple_services():
-    flexmock(apprise.Apprise).should_receive('add').with_args(
-        [f'ntfys://{topic}', f'ntfy://{topic}']
-    ).once()
+def test_ping_monitor_pings_multiple_services():
+    mock_apprise().should_receive('add').with_args([f'ntfys://{TOPIC}', f'ntfy://{TOPIC}']).once()
 
     module.ping_monitor(
         {
             'services': [
-                {'url': f'ntfys://{topic}', 'label': 'ntfys'},
-                {'url': f'ntfy://{topic}', 'label': 'ntfy'},
+                {'url': f'ntfys://{TOPIC}', 'label': 'ntfys'},
+                {'url': f'ntfy://{TOPIC}', 'label': 'ntfy'},
             ]
         },
         {},