diff --git a/client/models/saved_searches.go b/client/models/saved_searches.go
index 8be10d88..2820e9d2 100644
--- a/client/models/saved_searches.go
+++ b/client/models/saved_searches.go
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ type SavedSearchObject struct {
 	ActionEmailSendCSV                 int     `json:"action.email.sendcsv,string,omitempty" url:"action.email.sendcsv,omitempty"`
 	ActionEmailSendPDF                 bool    `json:"action.email.sendpdf" url:"action.email.sendpdf"`
 	ActionEmailSendResults             bool    `json:"action.email.sendresults" url:"action.email.sendresults"`
-	ActionEmailSubject                 string  `json:"action.email.subject,omitempty" url:"action.email.subject,omitempty"`
+	ActionEmailSubject                 string  `json:"action.email.subject,omitempty" url:"action.email.subject"`
 	ActionEmailTo                      string  `json:"action.email.to,omitempty" url:"action.email.to,omitempty"`
 	ActionEmailTrackAlert              bool    `json:"action.email.track_alert" url:"action.email.track_alert"`
 	ActionEmailTTL                     string  `json:"action.email.ttl,omitempty" url:"action.email.ttl,omitempty"`
diff --git a/splunk/resource_splunk_saved_searches_test.go b/splunk/resource_splunk_saved_searches_test.go
index 9946f7f1..4f937093 100644
--- a/splunk/resource_splunk_saved_searches_test.go
+++ b/splunk/resource_splunk_saved_searches_test.go
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ resource "splunk_saved_searches" "test" {
     action_email_max_results = 100
     action_email_send_csv = 1
     action_email_send_results = false
-    action_email_subject = "Splunk Alert: $name$"
+    action_email_subject = ""
     action_email_to = "splunk@splunk.com"
     action_email_track_alert = true
     dispatch_earliest_time = "rt-15m"
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ func TestAccSplunkSavedSearches(t *testing.T) {
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "action_email_max_results", "100"),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "action_email_send_csv", "1"),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "action_email_send_results", "false"),
-					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "action_email_subject", "Splunk Alert: $name$"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "action_email_subject", ""),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "action_email_to", "splunk@splunk.com"),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "action_email_track_alert", "true"),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "dispatch_earliest_time", "rt-15m"),