diff --git a/plexpy/notification_handler.py b/plexpy/notification_handler.py
index b6972268..a7336a30 100644
--- a/plexpy/notification_handler.py
+++ b/plexpy/notification_handler.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 
 from __future__ import division
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
+from typing import Optional
 from future.builtins import next
 from future.builtins import map
 from future.builtins import str
@@ -1006,21 +1007,21 @@ def build_media_notify_params(notify_action=None, session=None, timeline=None, m
         'product': notify_params['product'],
         'player': notify_params['player'],
         'ip_address': notify_params.get('ip_address', 'N/A'),
-        'started_datestamp': arrow.get(notify_params['started']).format(date_format) if notify_params['started'] else '',
-        'started_timestamp': arrow.get(notify_params['started']).format(time_format) if notify_params['started'] else '',
+        'started_datestamp': CustomArrow(arrow.get(notify_params['started']), date_format) if notify_params['started'] else '',
+        'started_timestamp': CustomArrow(arrow.get(notify_params['started']), time_format) if notify_params['started'] else '',
         'started_unixtime': notify_params['started'],
-        'stopped_datestamp': arrow.get(notify_params['stopped']).format(date_format) if notify_params['stopped'] else '',
-        'stopped_timestamp': arrow.get(notify_params['stopped']).format(time_format) if notify_params['stopped'] else '',
+        'stopped_datestamp': CustomArrow(arrow.get(notify_params['stopped']), date_format) if notify_params['stopped'] else '',
+        'stopped_timestamp': CustomArrow(arrow.get(notify_params['stopped']), time_format) if notify_params['stopped'] else '',
         'stopped_unixtime': notify_params['stopped'],
         'stream_duration': stream_duration,
         'stream_duration_sec': stream_duration_sec,
-        'stream_time': arrow.get(stream_duration_sec).format(duration_format),
+        'stream_time': CustomArrow(arrow.get(stream_duration_sec), duration_format),
         'remaining_duration': remaining_duration,
         'remaining_duration_sec': remaining_duration_sec,
-        'remaining_time': arrow.get(remaining_duration_sec).format(duration_format),
+        'remaining_time': CustomArrow(arrow.get(remaining_duration_sec), duration_format),
         'progress_duration': progress_duration,
         'progress_duration_sec': progress_duration_sec,
-        'progress_time': arrow.get(progress_duration_sec).format(duration_format),
+        'progress_time': CustomArrow(arrow.get(progress_duration_sec), duration_format),
         'progress_percent': helpers.get_percent(progress_duration_sec, duration_sec),
         'view_offset': session.get('view_offset', 0),
         'initial_stream': notify_params['initial_stream'],
@@ -1128,15 +1129,15 @@ def build_media_notify_params(notify_action=None, session=None, timeline=None, m
         'track_count': grandchild_count,
         'year': notify_params['year'],
         'show_year': show_year,
-        'release_date': arrow.get(notify_params['originally_available_at']).format(date_format)
+        'release_date': CustomArrow(arrow.get(notify_params['originally_available_at']), date_format)
             if notify_params['originally_available_at'] else '',
-        'air_date': arrow.get(notify_params['originally_available_at']).format(date_format)
+        'air_date': CustomArrow(arrow.get(notify_params['originally_available_at']), date_format)
             if notify_params['originally_available_at'] else '',
-        'added_date': arrow.get(int(notify_params['added_at'])).format(date_format)
+        'added_date': CustomArrow(arrow.get(int(notify_params['added_at'])), date_format)
             if notify_params['added_at'] else '',
-        'updated_date': arrow.get(int(notify_params['updated_at'])).format(date_format)
+        'updated_date': CustomArrow(arrow.get(int(notify_params['updated_at'])), date_format)
             if notify_params['updated_at'] else '',
-        'last_viewed_date': arrow.get(int(notify_params['last_viewed_at'])).format(date_format)
+        'last_viewed_date': CustomArrow(arrow.get(int(notify_params['last_viewed_at'])), date_format)
             if notify_params['last_viewed_at'] else '',
         'studio': notify_params['studio'],
         'content_rating': notify_params['content_rating'],
@@ -1155,7 +1156,7 @@ def build_media_notify_params(notify_action=None, session=None, timeline=None, m
         'duration': duration,
         'duration_sec': duration_sec,
         'duration_ms': notify_params['duration'],
-        'druation_time': arrow.get(duration_sec).format(duration_format),
+        'druation_time': CustomArrow(arrow.get(duration_sec), duration_format),
         'poster_title': notify_params['poster_title'],
         'poster_url': notify_params['poster_url'],
         'plex_id': notify_params['plex_id'],
@@ -1292,7 +1293,7 @@ def build_server_notify_params(notify_action=None, **kwargs):
         # Plex Media Server update parameters
         'update_version': pms_download_info['version'],
         'update_url': pms_download_info['download_url'],
-        'update_release_date': arrow.get(pms_download_info['release_date']).format(date_format)
+        'update_release_date': CustomArrow(arrow.get(pms_download_info['release_date']), date_format)
             if pms_download_info['release_date'] else '',
         'update_channel': 'Beta' if update_channel == 'beta' else 'Public',
         'update_platform': pms_download_info['platform'],
@@ -2095,3 +2096,21 @@ class CustomFormatter(Formatter):
             return ''.join(result)
         else:
             return ''.join(result), auto_arg_index
+
+
+class CustomArrow:
+    def __init__(self, arrow_value: arrow.arrow.Arrow, default_format: Optional[str] = None):
+        self.arrow_value = arrow_value
+        self.default_format = default_format
+
+    def __format__(self, formatstr: str) -> str:
+        if len(formatstr) > 0:
+            return self.arrow_value.format(formatstr)
+
+        if self.default_format is not None:
+            return self.__format__(self.default_format)
+    
+        return str(self.arrow_value)
+
+    def __str__(self) -> str:
+        return self.__format__('')