diff --git a/templates/zerver/emails/missed_message.subject.txt b/templates/zerver/emails/missed_message.subject.txt
index 7986af94b0..2ee788166e 100644
--- a/templates/zerver/emails/missed_message.subject.txt
+++ b/templates/zerver/emails/missed_message.subject.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {% if show_message_content %}
     {% if group_pm %} {% trans %}Group PMs with {{ huddle_display_name }}{% endtrans %}
     {% elif private_message %} {% trans %}PMs with {{ sender_str }}{% endtrans %}
-    {% elif stream_email_notify or mention %} #{{ stream_header }}
+    {% elif stream_email_notify or mention %} #{{ stream_name }} > {{ topic_name }}
     {% endif %}
 {% else %}
     {% trans %}New messages{% endtrans %}
diff --git a/zerver/lib/email_notifications.py b/zerver/lib/email_notifications.py
index ab994e042f..d2ca64b2ba 100644
--- a/zerver/lib/email_notifications.py
+++ b/zerver/lib/email_notifications.py
@@ -481,10 +481,10 @@ def do_send_missedmessage_events_reply_in_zulip(
             )
         message = missed_messages[0]["message"]
         stream = Stream.objects.only("id", "name").get(id=message.recipient.type_id)
-        stream_header = f"{stream.name} > {message.topic_name()}"
+        topic_name = message.topic_name()
         context.update(
             stream_name=stream.name,
-            stream_header=stream_header,
+            topic_name=topic_name,
         )
     else:
         raise AssertionError("Invalid messages!")