diff --git a/contentctl/objects/detection_tags.py b/contentctl/objects/detection_tags.py
index 21ce44cf..3de1019a 100644
--- a/contentctl/objects/detection_tags.py
+++ b/contentctl/objects/detection_tags.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 from contentctl.objects.mitre_attack_enrichment import MitreAttackEnrichment
 from contentctl.objects.constants import ATTACK_TACTICS_KILLCHAIN_MAPPING
 from contentctl.objects.observable import Observable
+from contentctl.objects.enums import Cis18Value, AssetType, SecurityDomain, RiskSeverity, KillChainPhase, NistCategory, SecurityContentProductName
 from contentctl.objects.enums import (
     Cis18Value,
     AssetType,
@@ -30,9 +31,9 @@
     RiskSeverity,
     KillChainPhase,
     NistCategory,
-    RiskLevel,
     SecurityContentProductName
 )
+
 from contentctl.objects.atomic import AtomicTest
 from contentctl.objects.annotated_types import MITRE_ATTACK_ID_TYPE, CVE_TYPE
 
@@ -50,6 +51,23 @@ class DetectionTags(BaseModel):
     @property
     def risk_score(self) -> int:
         return round((self.confidence * self.impact)/100)
+    
+    @computed_field
+    @property
+    def severity(self)->RiskSeverity:
+        if 0 <= self.risk_score <= 20:
+            return RiskSeverity.INFO
+        elif 20 < self.risk_score <= 40:
+            return RiskSeverity.LOW
+        elif 40 < self.risk_score <= 60:
+            return RiskSeverity.MEDIUM
+        elif 60 < self.risk_score <= 80:
+            return RiskSeverity.HIGH
+        elif 80 < self.risk_score <= 100:
+            return RiskSeverity.CRITICAL
+        else:
+            raise Exception(f"Error getting severity - risk_score must be between 0-100, but was actually {self.risk_score}")
+
 
     mitre_attack_id: List[MITRE_ATTACK_ID_TYPE] = []
     nist: list[NistCategory] = []
@@ -59,17 +77,6 @@ def risk_score(self) -> int:
     required_fields: list[str] = Field(min_length=1)
     throttling: Optional[Throttling] = None
     security_domain: SecurityDomain = Field(...)
-
-    @computed_field
-    @property
-    def risk_severity(self) -> RiskSeverity:
-        if self.risk_score >= 80:
-            return RiskSeverity('high')
-        elif (self.risk_score >= 50 and self.risk_score <= 79):
-            return RiskSeverity('medium')
-        else:
-            return RiskSeverity('low')
-
     cve: List[CVE_TYPE] = []
     atomic_guid: List[AtomicTest] = []
     drilldown_search: Optional[str] = None
@@ -78,10 +85,6 @@ def risk_severity(self) -> RiskSeverity:
     mitre_attack_enrichments: List[MitreAttackEnrichment] = Field([], validate_default=True)
     confidence_id: Optional[PositiveInt] = Field(None, ge=1, le=3)
     impact_id: Optional[PositiveInt] = Field(None, ge=1, le=5)
-    # context_ids: list = None
-    risk_level_id: Optional[NonNegativeInt] = Field(None, le=4)
-    risk_level: Optional[RiskLevel] = None
-    # observable_str: str = None
     evidence_str: Optional[str] = None
 
     @computed_field
@@ -157,7 +160,7 @@ def serialize_model(self):
             "message": self.message,
             "risk_score": self.risk_score,
             "security_domain": self.security_domain,
-            "risk_severity": self.risk_severity,
+            "risk_severity": self.severity,
             "mitre_attack_id": self.mitre_attack_id,
             "mitre_attack_enrichments": self.mitre_attack_enrichments
         }
diff --git a/contentctl/objects/enums.py b/contentctl/objects/enums.py
index 4783107a..9cda98be 100644
--- a/contentctl/objects/enums.py
+++ b/contentctl/objects/enums.py
@@ -409,14 +409,16 @@ class NistCategory(str, enum.Enum):
     RC_IM = "RC.IM"
     RC_CO = "RC.CO"
 
-class RiskLevel(str,enum.Enum):
+class RiskSeverity(str,enum.Enum):
+    # Levels taken from the following documentation link
+    # https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/ES/7.3.2/User/RiskScoring
+    # 20 - Info (0-20 for us)
+    # 40 - Low (21-40 for us)
+    # 60 - Medium (41-60 for us)
+    # 80 - High (61-80 for us)
+    # 100 - Critical (81 - 100 for us)
     INFO = "Info"
     LOW = "Low"
     MEDIUM = "Medium"
     HIGH = "High"
     CRITICAL = "Critical"
-
-class RiskSeverity(str,enum.Enum):
-    LOW = "low"
-    MEDIUM = "medium"
-    HIGH = "high"
diff --git a/contentctl/output/templates/savedsearches_detections.j2 b/contentctl/output/templates/savedsearches_detections.j2
index f2885a62..f2f345aa 100644
--- a/contentctl/output/templates/savedsearches_detections.j2
+++ b/contentctl/output/templates/savedsearches_detections.j2
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ action.notable.param.nes_fields = {{ detection.nes_fields }}
 action.notable.param.rule_description = {{ detection.deployment.alert_action.notable.rule_description | custom_jinja2_enrichment_filter(detection) | escapeNewlines()}}
 action.notable.param.rule_title = {% if detection.type | lower == "correlation" %}RBA: {{ detection.deployment.alert_action.notable.rule_title | custom_jinja2_enrichment_filter(detection) }}{% else %}{{ detection.deployment.alert_action.notable.rule_title | custom_jinja2_enrichment_filter(detection) }}{% endif +%}
 action.notable.param.security_domain = {{ detection.tags.security_domain.value }}
-action.notable.param.severity = high
+action.notable.param.severity = {{ detection.tags.severity.value }}
 {% endif %}
 {% if detection.deployment.alert_action.email %}
 action.email.subject.alert = {{ detection.deployment.alert_action.email.subject | custom_jinja2_enrichment_filter(detection) | escapeNewlines() }}