diff --git a/piker/data/types.py b/piker/data/types.py
index c23f6266..4bdb8063 100644
--- a/piker/data/types.py
+++ b/piker/data/types.py
@@ -49,10 +49,13 @@ class Struct(
             hasattr(sys, 'ps1')
             # TODO: check if we're in pdb
         ):
-            return f'Struct({pformat(self.to_dict())})'
+            return self.pformat()
 
         return super().__repr__()
 
+    def pformat(self) -> str:
+        return f'Struct({pformat(self.to_dict())})'
+
     def copy(
         self,
         update: Optional[dict] = None,
diff --git a/piker/ui/_notify.py b/piker/ui/_notify.py
index 5879200b..c3da8d4b 100644
--- a/piker/ui/_notify.py
+++ b/piker/ui/_notify.py
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ _dbus_uid: Optional[str] = ''
 
 
 async def notify_from_ems_status_msg(
-    uuid: str,
     msg: Status,
+    duration: int = 3000,
     is_subproc: bool = False,
 
 ) -> None:
@@ -84,12 +84,12 @@ async def notify_from_ems_status_msg(
         [
             'notify-send',
             '-u', 'normal',
-            '-t', '1616',
+            '-t', f'{duration}',
             'piker',
 
             # TODO: add in standard fill/exec info that maybe we
             # pack in a broker independent way?
-            f"'{msg.resp}: {msg.req.price}'",
+            f"'{msg.pformat()}'",
         ],
     )
     log.runtime(result)