diff --git a/modules/va_forms/app/workers/va_forms/form_builder.rb b/modules/va_forms/app/workers/va_forms/form_builder.rb
index bac0297f67c..f6b269f87c2 100644
--- a/modules/va_forms/app/workers/va_forms/form_builder.rb
+++ b/modules/va_forms/app/workers/va_forms/form_builder.rb
@@ -99,7 +99,11 @@ def update_sha256(form)
       form_data = { form_name: form.form_name, form_url: form.url }.to_s
 
       Rails.logger.error("#{message}: #{form_data}", e)
-      VAForms::Slack::Messenger.new({ class: self.class.name, message:, exception: e, form_data: }).notify!
+
+      # Only alert to slack when a formerly-valid PDF turns false
+      if form.valid_pdf?
+        VAForms::Slack::Messenger.new({ class: self.class.name, message:, exception: e, form_data: }).notify!
+      end
 
       form.valid_pdf = false
       form
diff --git a/modules/va_forms/spec/workers/form_builder_spec.rb b/modules/va_forms/spec/workers/form_builder_spec.rb
index ac5bd167067..47c404978a3 100644
--- a/modules/va_forms/spec/workers/form_builder_spec.rb
+++ b/modules/va_forms/spec/workers/form_builder_spec.rb
@@ -36,10 +36,21 @@
 
     it 'fails to update the sha256 when forms are submitted' do
       VCR.use_cassette('va_forms/fails') do
-        form = VAForms::Form.new(url: 'http://www.vba.va.gov/pubs/forms/26-85992.pdf')
+        form = VAForms::Form.new(url: 'http://www.vba.va.gov/pubs/forms/26-85992.pdf', valid_pdf: true)
         form = form_builder.update_sha256(form)
         expect(form.valid_pdf).to eq(false)
         expect(form.sha256).to eq(nil)
+        expect(slack_messenger).to have_received(:notify!)
+      end
+    end
+
+    it 'only sends slack notification when valid_pdf turns invalid' do
+      VCR.use_cassette('va_forms/fails') do
+        form = VAForms::Form.new(url: 'http://www.vba.va.gov/pubs/forms/26-85992.pdf', valid_pdf: false)
+        form = form_builder.update_sha256(form)
+        expect(form.valid_pdf).to eq(false)
+        expect(form.sha256).to eq(nil)
+        expect(slack_messenger).not_to have_received(:notify!)
       end
     end