diff --git a/ts/components/settings/SessionNotificationGroupSettings.tsx b/ts/components/settings/SessionNotificationGroupSettings.tsx
index ef21fe1ed..354fb3340 100644
--- a/ts/components/settings/SessionNotificationGroupSettings.tsx
+++ b/ts/components/settings/SessionNotificationGroupSettings.tsx
@@ -60,20 +60,17 @@ export const SessionNotificationGroupSettings = (props: { hasPassword: boolean |
     if (!notificationsAreEnabled) {
       return;
     }
-    Notifications.addNotification(
-      {
-        conversationId: `preview-notification-${Date.now()}`,
-        message:
-          items.find(m => m.value === initialNotificationEnabled)?.label ||
-          window?.i18n?.('messageBody') ||
-          'Message body',
-        title: window.i18n('notificationPreview'),
-        iconUrl: null,
-        isExpiringMessage: false,
-        messageSentAt: Date.now(),
-      },
-      true
-    );
+    Notifications.addPreviewNotification({
+      conversationId: `preview-notification-${Date.now()}`,
+      message:
+        items.find(m => m.value === initialNotificationEnabled)?.label ||
+        window?.i18n?.('messageBody') ||
+        'Message body',
+      title: window.i18n('notificationPreview'),
+      iconUrl: null,
+      isExpiringMessage: false,
+      messageSentAt: Date.now(),
+    });
   };
 
   return (
diff --git a/ts/util/notifications.ts b/ts/util/notifications.ts
index dfed584d4..8950cf1f5 100644
--- a/ts/util/notifications.ts
+++ b/ts/util/notifications.ts
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ function disable() {
  *
  * @param forceRefresh Should only be set when the user triggers a test notification from the settings
  */
-function addNotification(notif: SessionNotification, forceRefresh = false) {
+function addNotification(notif: SessionNotification) {
   const alreadyThere = currentNotifications.find(
     n => n.conversationId === notif.conversationId && n.messageId === notif.messageId
   );
@@ -86,11 +86,15 @@ function addNotification(notif: SessionNotification, forceRefresh = false) {
     return;
   }
   currentNotifications.push(notif);
-  if (forceRefresh) {
-    update(true);
-  } else {
-    debouncedUpdate();
-  }
+  debouncedUpdate();
+}
+
+/**
+ * Special case when we want to display a preview of what notifications looks like
+ */
+function addPreviewNotification(notif: SessionNotification) {
+  currentNotifications.push(notif);
+  update(true);
 }
 
 function clearByConversationID(convoId: string) {
@@ -251,6 +255,7 @@ function onRemove() {
 
 export const Notifications = {
   addNotification,
+  addPreviewNotification,
   disable,
   enable,
   clear,