diff --git a/src/registrar/fixtures_users.py b/src/registrar/fixtures_users.py
index 8be3e13a2..1b8eda9ab 100644
--- a/src/registrar/fixtures_users.py
+++ b/src/registrar/fixtures_users.py
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ def load_allowed_emails(cls, users, additional_emails):
                 logger.warning(f"Could not add email to whitelist for {first_name} {last_name}.")
 
         # Load additional emails
-        allowed_emails.extend(additional_emails)
+        allowed_emails.extend([AllowedEmail(email=email) for email in additional_emails])
 
         if allowed_emails:
             AllowedEmail.objects.bulk_create(allowed_emails)
diff --git a/src/registrar/templates/django/admin/includes/descriptions/allowed_email_description.html b/src/registrar/templates/django/admin/includes/descriptions/allowed_email_description.html
index 5ec5a4906..602935ab7 100644
--- a/src/registrar/templates/django/admin/includes/descriptions/allowed_email_description.html
+++ b/src/registrar/templates/django/admin/includes/descriptions/allowed_email_description.html
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<p>This table is an email whitelist for <strong>non-production</strong> environments.</p>
+<p>This table is an email allow list for <strong>non-production</strong> environments.</p>
 <p>
     If an email is sent out and the email does not exist within this table (or is not a subset of it), 
     then no email will be sent.