diff --git a/server/services/notify/notifysubscriptions/diff2slackattachments.go b/server/services/notify/notifysubscriptions/diff2slackattachments.go
index ec4ee56e9..83fec99e6 100644
--- a/server/services/notify/notifysubscriptions/diff2slackattachments.go
+++ b/server/services/notify/notifysubscriptions/diff2slackattachments.go
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@ import (
 
 const (
 	// card change notifications.
-	defAddCardNotify    = "{{.Authors | printAuthors \"unknown_user\" }} has added the card {{.NewBlock | makeLink}}\n"
-	defModifyCardNotify = "###### {{.Authors | printAuthors \"unknown_user\" }} has modified the card {{.Card | makeLink}}\n"
-	defDeleteCardNotify = "{{.Authors | printAuthors \"unknown_user\" }} has deleted the card {{.Card | makeLink}}\n"
+	defAddCardNotify    = "{{.Authors | printAuthors \"unknown_user\" }} has added the card {{. | makeLink}}\n"
+	defModifyCardNotify = "###### {{.Authors | printAuthors \"unknown_user\" }} has modified the card {{. | makeLink}}\n"
+	defDeleteCardNotify = "{{.Authors | printAuthors \"unknown_user\" }} has deleted the card {{. | makeLink}}\n"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ var (
 // DiffConvOpts provides options when converting diffs to slack attachments.
 type DiffConvOpts struct {
 	Language     string
-	MakeCardLink func(block *model.Block) string
+	MakeCardLink func(block *model.Block, board *model.Block, card *model.Block) string
 	Logger       *mlog.Logger
 }
 
@@ -49,11 +49,15 @@ func getTemplate(name string, opts DiffConvOpts, def string) (*template.Template
 		t = template.New(key)
 
 		if opts.MakeCardLink == nil {
-			opts.MakeCardLink = func(block *model.Block) string { return fmt.Sprintf("`%s`", block.Title) }
+			opts.MakeCardLink = func(block *model.Block, _ *model.Block, _ *model.Block) string {
+				return fmt.Sprintf("`%s`", block.Title)
+			}
 		}
 		myFuncs := template.FuncMap{
 			"getBoardDescription": getBoardDescription,
-			"makeLink":            opts.MakeCardLink,
+			"makeLink": func(diff *Diff) string {
+				return opts.MakeCardLink(diff.NewBlock, diff.Board, diff.Card)
+			},
 			"stripNewlines": func(s string) string {
 				return strings.TrimSpace(strings.ReplaceAll(s, "\n", "¶ "))
 			},
@@ -151,6 +155,13 @@ func cardDiff2SlackAttachment(cardDiff *Diff, opts DiffConvOpts) (*mm_model.Slac
 
 	// at this point new and old block are non-nil
 
+	opts.Logger.Debug("cardDiff2SlackAttachment",
+		mlog.String("board_id", cardDiff.Board.ID),
+		mlog.String("card_id", cardDiff.Card.ID),
+		mlog.String("new_block_id", cardDiff.NewBlock.ID),
+		mlog.String("old_block_id", cardDiff.OldBlock.ID),
+	)
+
 	buf.Reset()
 	if err := execTemplate(buf, "ModifyCardNotify", opts, defModifyCardNotify, cardDiff); err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("cannot write notification for card %s: %w", cardDiff.NewBlock.ID, err)
diff --git a/server/services/notify/notifysubscriptions/notifier.go b/server/services/notify/notifysubscriptions/notifier.go
index 1ba7b053c..20621f7fa 100644
--- a/server/services/notify/notifysubscriptions/notifier.go
+++ b/server/services/notify/notifysubscriptions/notifier.go
@@ -154,11 +154,6 @@ func (n *notifier) notifySubscribers(hint *model.NotificationHint) error {
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	n.logger.Debug("notifySubscribers - subscribers",
-		mlog.Any("hint", hint),
-		mlog.Int("sub_count", len(subs)),
-	)
-
 	// subs slice is sorted by `NotifiedAt`, therefore subs[0] contains the oldest NotifiedAt needed
 	oldestNotifiedAt := subs[0].NotifiedAt
 
@@ -168,6 +163,13 @@ func (n *notifier) notifySubscribers(hint *model.NotificationHint) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("could not get board & card for block %s: %w", hint.BlockID, err)
 	}
 
+	n.logger.Debug("notifySubscribers - subscribers",
+		mlog.Any("hint", hint),
+		mlog.String("board_id", board.ID),
+		mlog.String("card_id", card.ID),
+		mlog.Int("sub_count", len(subs)),
+	)
+
 	dg := &diffGenerator{
 		container:    c,
 		board:        board,
@@ -198,7 +200,7 @@ func (n *notifier) notifySubscribers(hint *model.NotificationHint) error {
 
 	opts := DiffConvOpts{
 		Language: "en", // TODO: use correct language with i18n available on server.
-		MakeCardLink: func(block *model.Block) string {
+		MakeCardLink: func(block *model.Block, board *model.Block, card *model.Block) string {
 			return fmt.Sprintf("[%s](%s)", block.Title, utils.MakeCardLink(n.serverRoot, board.WorkspaceID, board.ID, card.ID))
 		},
 		Logger: n.logger,