diff --git a/pkg/i18n/lang/en.json b/pkg/i18n/lang/en.json
index 97ab3c44c..482522c66 100644
--- a/pkg/i18n/lang/en.json
+++ b/pkg/i18n/lang/en.json
@@ -92,11 +92,12 @@
             },
             "overdue": {
                 "subject": "Task \"%[1]s\" (%[2]s) is overdue",
-                "message": "This is a friendly reminder of the task \"%[1]s\" (%[2]s) which is %[3]s and not yet done.",
+                "message": "This is a friendly reminder of the task \"%[1]s\" (%[2]s) which is overdue %[3]s and not yet done.",
                 "multiple_subject": "Your overdue tasks",
                 "multiple_message": "You have the following overdue tasks:",
-                "overdue_since": "overdue since %[1]s",
-                "overdue_now": "overdue now"
+                "overdue_since": "since %[1]s",
+                "overdue_now": "now",
+                "overdue": "overdue %[1]s"
             }
         },
         "project": {
diff --git a/pkg/models/notifications.go b/pkg/models/notifications.go
index 08732ce4f..f86ae24b0 100644
--- a/pkg/models/notifications.go
+++ b/pkg/models/notifications.go
@@ -209,12 +209,11 @@ func (n *TeamMemberAddedNotification) Name() string {
 }
 
 func getOverdueSinceString(until time.Duration, language string) (overdueSince string) {
-	overdueSince = i18n.T(language, "notifications.task.overdue.overdue_since", utils.HumanizeDuration(until, language))
 	if until == 0 {
-		overdueSince = i18n.T(language, "notifications.task.overdue.overdue_now")
+		return i18n.T(language, "notifications.task.overdue.overdue_now")
 	}
 
-	return
+	return i18n.T(language, "notifications.task.overdue.overdue_since", utils.HumanizeDuration(until, language))
 }
 
 // UndoneTaskOverdueNotification represents a UndoneTaskOverdueNotification notification
@@ -268,7 +267,7 @@ func (n *UndoneTasksOverdueNotification) ToMail(lang string) *notifications.Mail
 	overdueLine := ""
 	for _, task := range sortedTasks {
 		until := time.Until(task.DueDate).Round(1*time.Hour) * -1
-		overdueLine += `* [` + task.Title + `](` + config.ServicePublicURL.GetString() + "tasks/" + strconv.FormatInt(task.ID, 10) + `) (` + n.Projects[task.ProjectID].Title + `), ` + getOverdueSinceString(until, n.User.Language) + "\n"
+		overdueLine += `* [` + task.Title + `](` + config.ServicePublicURL.GetString() + "tasks/" + strconv.FormatInt(task.ID, 10) + `) (` + n.Projects[task.ProjectID].Title + `), ` + i18n.T("notifications.task.overdue.overdue", getOverdueSinceString(until, n.User.Language)) + "\n"
 	}
 
 	return notifications.NewMail().