diff --git a/zerver/lib/actions.py b/zerver/lib/actions.py
index 51df5b0e60..5e8ef5030a 100644
--- a/zerver/lib/actions.py
+++ b/zerver/lib/actions.py
@@ -5353,21 +5353,16 @@ def send_change_stream_description_notification(
     user_mention = silent_mention_syntax_for_user(acting_user)
 
     with override_language(stream.realm.default_language):
-        notification_string = _(
-            "{user} changed the description for this stream.\n\n"
-            "* **Old description:**\n"
-            "``` quote\n"
-            "{old_description}\n"
-            "```\n"
-            "* **New description:**\n"
-            "``` quote\n"
-            "{new_description}\n"
-            "```"
-        )
-        notification_string = notification_string.format(
-            user=user_mention,
-            old_description=old_description,
-            new_description=new_description,
+        notification_string = (
+            _("{user} changed the description for this stream.").format(user=user_mention)
+            + "\n\n* **"
+            + _("Old description")
+            + ":**"
+            + f"\n```` quote\n{old_description}\n````\n"
+            + "* **"
+            + _("New description")
+            + ":**"
+            + f"\n```` quote\n{new_description}\n````"
         )
 
         internal_send_stream_message(
diff --git a/zerver/tests/test_subs.py b/zerver/tests/test_subs.py
index e1013b4d9d..93b226f8d3 100644
--- a/zerver/tests/test_subs.py
+++ b/zerver/tests/test_subs.py
@@ -1497,13 +1497,13 @@ class StreamAdminTest(ZulipTestCase):
         expected_notification = (
             f"@_**{user_profile.full_name}|{user_profile.id}** changed the description for this stream.\n\n"
             "* **Old description:**\n"
-            "``` quote\n"
+            "```` quote\n"
             "Test description\n"
-            "```\n"
+            "````\n"
             "* **New description:**\n"
-            "``` quote\n"
+            "```` quote\n"
             "a multi line description\n"
-            "```"
+            "````"
         )
         self.assertEqual(messages[-1].content, expected_notification)
 
@@ -1559,13 +1559,13 @@ class StreamAdminTest(ZulipTestCase):
         expected_notification = (
             f"@_**{user_profile.full_name}|{user_profile.id}** changed the description for this stream.\n\n"
             "* **Old description:**\n"
-            "``` quote\n"
+            "```` quote\n"
             "See https://zulip.com/team\n"
-            "```\n"
+            "````\n"
             "* **New description:**\n"
-            "``` quote\n"
+            "```` quote\n"
             "Test description\n"
-            "```"
+            "````"
         )
         self.assertEqual(messages[-1].content, expected_notification)
 
diff --git a/zerver/views/streams.py b/zerver/views/streams.py
index 251b83054e..b3310659f3 100644
--- a/zerver/views/streams.py
+++ b/zerver/views/streams.py
@@ -687,19 +687,16 @@ def send_messages_for_new_subscribers(
                         stream=stream,
                         topic=Realm.STREAM_EVENTS_NOTIFICATION_TOPIC,
                         content=_(
-                            "**{policy}** stream created by {user_name}. **Description:**\n"
-                            "```` quote\n"
-                            "{description}\n"
-                            "````"
+                            "**{policy}** stream created by {user_name}. **Description:**"
                         ).format(
                             user_name=silent_mention_syntax_for_user(user_profile),
-                            description=stream.description,
                             policy=get_stream_permission_policy_name(
                                 invite_only=stream.invite_only,
                                 history_public_to_subscribers=stream.history_public_to_subscribers,
                                 is_web_public=stream.is_web_public,
                             ),
-                        ),
+                        )
+                        + f"\n```` quote\n{stream.description}\n````",
                     ),
                 )