diff --git a/endpoints/notificationevent.py b/endpoints/notificationevent.py
index 9fb40d8e2..036fb010f 100644
--- a/endpoints/notificationevent.py
+++ b/endpoints/notificationevent.py
@@ -111,6 +111,9 @@ def _build_summary(event_data):
 
 
 class VulnerabilityFoundEvent(NotificationEvent):
+  CONFIG_LEVEL = 'level'
+  VULNERABILITY_KEY = 'vulnerability'
+
   @classmethod
   def event_name(cls):
     return 'vulnerability_found'
@@ -141,19 +144,25 @@ class VulnerabilityFoundEvent(NotificationEvent):
         'id': 'CVE-FAKE-CVE',
         'description': 'A futurist vulnerability',
         'link': 'https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-FAKE-CVE',
-        'priority': get_priority_for_index(event_config['level'])
+        'priority': get_priority_for_index(event_config[VulnerabilityFoundEvent.CONFIG_LEVEL])
       },
     })
 
   def should_perform(self, event_data, notification_data):
     event_config = json.loads(notification_data.event_config_json)
-    filter_level_index = int(event_config['level'])
+    if VulnerabilityFoundEvent.CONFIG_LEVEL not in event_config:
+      return True
 
-    event_severity = PRIORITY_LEVELS.get(event_data['vulnerability']['priority'])
+    if VulnerabilityFoundEvent.VULNERABILITY_KEY not in event_data:
+      return False
+
+    vuln_info = event_data.get(VulnerabilityFoundEvent.VULNERABILITY_KEY, {})
+    event_severity = PRIORITY_LEVELS.get(vuln_info.get('priority', 'Unknown'))
     if event_severity is None:
       return False
 
     actual_level_index = int(event_severity['index'])
+    filter_level_index = int(event_config[VulnerabilityFoundEvent.CONFIG_LEVEL])
     return actual_level_index <= filter_level_index
 
   def get_summary(self, event_data, notification_data):
diff --git a/test/test_notifications.py b/test/test_notifications.py
index 336670261..bf490c77b 100644
--- a/test/test_notifications.py
+++ b/test/test_notifications.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import unittest
 
-from endpoints.notificationevent import BuildSuccessEvent, NotificationEvent
+from endpoints.notificationevent import (BuildSuccessEvent, NotificationEvent,
+                                         VulnerabilityFoundEvent)
 from util.morecollections import AttrDict
 
 class TestCreate(unittest.TestCase):
@@ -10,6 +11,7 @@ class TestCreate(unittest.TestCase):
     self.assertIsNotNone(NotificationEvent.get_event('build_success'))
     self.assertIsNotNone(NotificationEvent.get_event('build_failure'))
     self.assertIsNotNone(NotificationEvent.get_event('build_start'))
+    self.assertIsNotNone(NotificationEvent.get_event('vulnerability_found'))
 
 
 class TestShouldPerform(unittest.TestCase):
@@ -147,6 +149,35 @@ class TestShouldPerform(unittest.TestCase):
     }, notification_data))
 
 
+  def test_vulnerability_notification_nolevel(self):
+    notification_data = AttrDict({
+      'event_config_json': '{}',
+    })
+
+    # No level specified.
+    self.assertTrue(VulnerabilityFoundEvent().should_perform({}, notification_data))
+
+
+  def test_vulnerability_notification_nopvulninfo(self):
+    notification_data = AttrDict({
+      'event_config_json': '{"level": 3}',
+    })
+
+    # No vuln info.
+    self.assertFalse(VulnerabilityFoundEvent().should_perform({}, notification_data))
+
+
+  def test_vulnerability_notification_normal(self):
+    notification_data = AttrDict({
+      'event_config_json': '{"level": 3}',
+    })
+
+    info = {"vulnerability": {"priority": "Critical"}}
+    self.assertTrue(VulnerabilityFoundEvent().should_perform(info, notification_data))
+
+
+
+
 if __name__ == '__main__':
   unittest.main()