diff --git a/lib/pact_broker/api/decorators/verifiable_pact_decorator.rb b/lib/pact_broker/api/decorators/verifiable_pact_decorator.rb
index 30bae2305..86c2cbdcc 100644
--- a/lib/pact_broker/api/decorators/verifiable_pact_decorator.rb
+++ b/lib/pact_broker/api/decorators/verifiable_pact_decorator.rb
@@ -21,36 +21,40 @@ def initialize(verifiable_pact)
         end
 
         property :verification_properties, as: :verificationProperties do
+          include PactBroker::Api::PactBrokerUrls
+
           property :pending,
             if: ->(context) { context[:options][:user_options][:include_pending_status] }
           property :wip, if: -> (context) { context[:represented].wip }
-          property :inclusion_reason, as: :inclusionReason, exec_context: :decorator
-          property :pending_reason, as: :pendingReason, exec_context: :decorator,
-            if: ->(context) { context[:options][:user_options][:include_pending_status] }
 
           property :notices, getter: -> (context) { context[:decorator].notices(context[:options][:user_options]) }
           property :noteToDevelopers, getter: -> (_) { "Please print out the text from the 'notices' rather than using the inclusionReason and the pendingReason fields. These will be removed when this API moves out of beta."}
 
-          def inclusion_reason
-            PactBroker::Pacts::VerifiablePactMessages.new(represented).inclusion_reason
+          def inclusion_reason(pact_url)
+            PactBroker::Pacts::VerifiablePactMessages.new(represented, pact_url).inclusion_reason
           end
 
-          def pending_reason
-            PactBroker::Pacts::VerifiablePactMessages.new(represented).pending_reason
+          def pending_reason(pact_url)
+            PactBroker::Pacts::VerifiablePactMessages.new(represented, pact_url).pending_reason
           end
 
           def notices(user_options)
+            pact_url = pact_version_url(represented, user_options[:base_url])
             mess = [{
-              text: inclusion_reason
+              timing: 'pre_verification',
+              text: inclusion_reason(pact_url)
             }]
-            mess << { text: pending_reason } if user_options[:include_pending_status]
+            mess << {
+              timing: 'pre_verification',
+              text: pending_reason(pact_url)
+            } if user_options[:include_pending_status]
             mess
           end
         end
 
-        link :self do | context |
+        link :self do | user_options |
           {
-            href: pact_version_url(represented, context[:base_url]),
+            href: pact_version_url(represented, user_options[:base_url]),
             name: represented.name
           }
         end
diff --git a/lib/pact_broker/pacts/verifiable_pact_messages.rb b/lib/pact_broker/pacts/verifiable_pact_messages.rb
index c3c9efffe..24a02defc 100644
--- a/lib/pact_broker/pacts/verifiable_pact_messages.rb
+++ b/lib/pact_broker/pacts/verifiable_pact_messages.rb
@@ -8,20 +8,21 @@ class VerifiablePactMessages
 
       delegate [:consumer_name, :provider_name, :head_consumer_tags, :pending_provider_tags, :non_pending_provider_tags, :pending?, :wip?] => :verifiable_pact
 
-      def initialize(verifiable_pact)
+      def initialize(verifiable_pact, pact_version_url)
         @verifiable_pact = verifiable_pact
+        @pact_version_url = pact_version_url
       end
 
       def inclusion_reason
         version_text = head_consumer_tags.size == 1 ? "version" : "versions"
         if wip?
           # WIP pacts will always have tags, because it is part of the definition of being a WIP pact
-          "This pact is being verified because it is a 'work in progress' pact (ie. it is the pact for the latest #{version_text} of Foo tagged with #{joined_head_consumer_tags} and is still in pending state). #{READ_MORE_WIP}"
+          "The pact at #{pact_version_url} is being verified because it is a 'work in progress' pact (ie. it is the pact for the latest #{version_text} of Foo tagged with #{joined_head_consumer_tags} and is still in pending state). #{READ_MORE_WIP}"
         else
           if head_consumer_tags.any?
-            "This pact is being verified because it is the pact for the latest #{version_text} of Foo tagged with #{joined_head_consumer_tags}"
+            "The pact at #{pact_version_url} is being verified because it is the pact for the latest #{version_text} of Foo tagged with #{joined_head_consumer_tags}"
           else
-            "This pact is being verified because it is the latest pact between #{consumer_name} and #{provider_name}."
+            "The pact at #{pact_version_url} is being verified because it is the latest pact between #{consumer_name} and #{provider_name}."
           end
         end
       end
@@ -36,7 +37,7 @@ def pending_reason
 
       private
 
-      attr_reader :verifiable_pact
+      attr_reader :verifiable_pact, :pact_version_url
 
       def join(list, last_joiner = " and ")
         quoted_list = list.collect { | tag | "'#{tag}'" }
diff --git a/spec/lib/pact_broker/api/decorators/verifiable_pact_decorator_spec.rb b/spec/lib/pact_broker/api/decorators/verifiable_pact_decorator_spec.rb
index 15b992769..904900227 100644
--- a/spec/lib/pact_broker/api/decorators/verifiable_pact_decorator_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/pact_broker/api/decorators/verifiable_pact_decorator_spec.rb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ module Api
     module Decorators
       describe VerifiablePactDecorator do
         before do
-          allow(decorator).to receive(:pact_version_url).and_return('/pact-version-url')
+          allow_any_instance_of(PactBroker::Api::PactBrokerUrls).to receive(:pact_version_url).and_return('/pact-version-url')
           allow_any_instance_of(PactBroker::Pacts::VerifiablePactMessages).to receive(:inclusion_reason).and_return("the inclusion reason")
           allow_any_instance_of(PactBroker::Pacts::VerifiablePactMessages).to receive(:pending_reason).and_return(pending_reason)
         end
@@ -20,9 +20,7 @@ module Decorators
                 }, {
                   "text" => pending_reason
                 }
-              ],
-              "pendingReason" => pending_reason,
-              "inclusionReason" => "the inclusion reason"
+              ]
             },
             "_links" => {
               "self" => {
@@ -61,6 +59,11 @@ module Decorators
           subject
         end
 
+        it "creates the inclusion message" do
+          expect(PactBroker::Pacts::VerifiablePactMessages).to receive(:new).twice.with(pact, '/pact-version-url').and_call_original
+          subject
+        end
+
         context "when include_pending_status is false" do
           let(:include_pending_status) { false }
           let(:notices) { subject['verificationProperties']['notices'].collect{ | notice | notice['text'] } }
diff --git a/spec/lib/pact_broker/pacts/verifiable_pact_messages_spec.rb b/spec/lib/pact_broker/pacts/verifiable_pact_messages_spec.rb
index c63c84740..8bde55da4 100644
--- a/spec/lib/pact_broker/pacts/verifiable_pact_messages_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/pact_broker/pacts/verifiable_pact_messages_spec.rb
@@ -20,27 +20,28 @@ module Pacts
           wip?: wip
         )
       end
+      let(:pact_version_url) { "http://pact" }
 
-      subject { VerifiablePactMessages.new(verifiable_pact) }
+      subject { VerifiablePactMessages.new(verifiable_pact, pact_version_url) }
 
       describe "#inclusion_reason" do
         context "when there are no head consumer tags" do
-          its(:inclusion_reason) { is_expected.to include "This pact is being verified because it is the latest pact between Foo and Bar." }
+          its(:inclusion_reason) { is_expected.to include "The pact at http://pact is being verified because it is the latest pact between Foo and Bar." }
         end
 
         context "when there is 1 head consumer tags" do
           let(:head_consumer_tags) { %w[dev] }
-          its(:inclusion_reason) { is_expected.to include "This pact is being verified because it is the pact for the latest version of Foo tagged with 'dev'" }
+          its(:inclusion_reason) { is_expected.to include "The pact at http://pact is being verified because it is the pact for the latest version of Foo tagged with 'dev'" }
         end
 
         context "when there are 2 head consumer tags" do
           let(:head_consumer_tags) { %w[dev prod] }
-          its(:inclusion_reason) { is_expected.to include "This pact is being verified because it is the pact for the latest versions of Foo tagged with 'dev' and 'prod' (both have the same content)" }
+          its(:inclusion_reason) { is_expected.to include "The pact at http://pact is being verified because it is the pact for the latest versions of Foo tagged with 'dev' and 'prod' (both have the same content)" }
         end
 
         context "when there are 3 head consumer tags" do
           let(:head_consumer_tags) { %w[dev prod feat-x] }
-          its(:inclusion_reason) { is_expected.to include "This pact is being verified because it is the pact for the latest versions of Foo tagged with 'dev', 'prod' and 'feat-x' (all have the same content)" }
+          its(:inclusion_reason) { is_expected.to include "The pact at http://pact is being verified because it is the pact for the latest versions of Foo tagged with 'dev', 'prod' and 'feat-x' (all have the same content)" }
         end
 
         context "when there are 4 head consumer tags" do
@@ -54,7 +55,7 @@ module Pacts
           let(:head_consumer_tags) { %w[feat-x] }
           let(:pending_provider_tags) { %w[dev] }
 
-          its(:inclusion_reason) { is_expected.to include "This pact is being verified because it is a 'work in progress' pact (ie. it is the pact for the latest version of Foo tagged with 'feat-x' and is still in pending state)."}
+          its(:inclusion_reason) { is_expected.to include "The pact at http://pact is being verified because it is a 'work in progress' pact (ie. it is the pact for the latest version of Foo tagged with 'feat-x' and is still in pending state)."}
         end
       end