diff --git a/bindings/notifications.go b/bindings/notifications.go
index 6d36a96ef780d6dd785c060e48ff34d5ba9273cd..e028ae0ce7a2186a2afd67873e668e7109a33022 100644
--- a/bindings/notifications.go
+++ b/bindings/notifications.go
@@ -9,11 +9,12 @@ package bindings
 
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
+	"gitlab.com/elixxir/client/cmix/message"
 	"gitlab.com/elixxir/primitives/notifications"
 )
 
 // NotificationReports is a list of NotificationReport's. This will be returned
-// via NotificationsForMe as a JSON marshalled byte data.
+// via GetNotificationsReport as a JSON marshalled byte data.
 //
 // Example JSON:
 //
@@ -51,17 +52,19 @@ type NotificationReports []NotificationReport
 // Below is a table that will define the contextual meaning of the Source field
 // given all possible Type fields.
 //
-//      TYPE       SOURCE              DESCRIPTION
-//     "default"   recipient user ID   A message with no association.
-//	   "request"   sender user ID      A channel request has been received, from Source.
-//     "reset"     sender user ID      A channel reset has been received.
-//     "confirm"   sender user ID      A channel request has been accepted.
-//     "silent"    sender user ID      A message where the user should not be notified.
-//     "e2e"       sender user ID      A reception of an E2E message.
-//     "group"     group ID            A reception of a group chat message.
-//     "endFT"     sender user ID      The last message sent confirming end of file transfer.
-//     "groupRQ"   sender user ID      A request from Source to join a group chat.
-//  todo iterate over this docstring, ensure descriptions/sources are accurate
+//      TYPE     |     SOURCE         |    DESCRIPTION
+//     ________________________________________________________________________________________
+//     "default" |  recipient user ID |  A message with no association.
+//	   "request" |  sender user ID    |  A channel request has been received, from Source.
+//     "reset"   |  sender user ID    |  A channel reset has been received.
+//     "confirm" |  sender user ID    |  A channel request has been accepted.
+//     "silent"  |  sender user ID    |  A message where the user should not be notified.
+//     "e2e"     |  sender user ID    |  A reception of an E2E message.
+//     "group"   |  group ID          |  A reception of a group chat message.
+//     "endFT"   |  sender user ID    |  The last message sent confirming end of file transfer.
+//     "groupRQ" |  sender user ID    |  A request from Source to join a group chat.
+//  todo iterate over this docstring, ensure descriptions/sources are
+//    still accurate (they are from the old implementation
 type NotificationReport struct {
 	// ForMe determines whether this value is for the user. If it is
 	// false, this report may be ignored.
@@ -72,7 +75,7 @@ type NotificationReport struct {
 	Source []byte
 }
 
-// NotificationsForMe parses the received notification data to determine which
+// GetNotificationsReport parses the received notification data to determine which
 // notifications are for this user. // This returns the JSON-marshalled
 // NotificationReports.
 //
@@ -80,21 +83,29 @@ type NotificationReport struct {
 //  - e2eID - e2e object ID in the tracker
 //  - notificationCSV - the notification data received from the
 //    notifications' server.
+//  - marshalledServices - the JSON-marshalled list of services the backend
+//    keeps track of. Refer to Cmix.TrackServices for information about this.
 //
 // Returns:
 //  - []byte - A JSON marshalled NotificationReports. Some NotificationReport's
 //    within in this structure may have their NotificationReport.ForMe
 //    set to false. These may be ignored.
-func NotificationsForMe(e2eId int, notificationCSV string) ([]byte, error) {
+func GetNotificationsReport(e2eId int, notificationCSV string,
+	marshalledServices []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 	// Retrieve user
 	user, err := e2eTrackerSingleton.get(e2eId)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
+	serviceList := message.ServiceList{}
+	err = json.Unmarshal(marshalledServices, &serviceList)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
 	// Retrieve the services for this user
-	serviceMap := user.api.GetCmix().GetServices()
-	services := serviceMap[*user.api.GetReceptionIdentity().ID]
+	services := serviceList[*user.api.GetReceptionIdentity().ID]
 
 	// Decode notifications' server data
 	notificationList, err := notifications.DecodeNotificationsCSV(notificationCSV)