diff --git a/app/scripts/lib/notifications.js b/app/scripts/lib/notifications.js
index 4c2aa91de..cf4e1c216 100644
--- a/app/scripts/lib/notifications.js
+++ b/app/scripts/lib/notifications.js
@@ -2,19 +2,15 @@ const extension = require('./extension')
 
 const notifications = {
   show: showNotification,
+  getPopup,
 }
 module.exports = notifications
 window.METAMASK_NOTIFIER = notifications
 
 function showNotification() {
-  extension.windows.getAll({}, (windows) => {
-
-    let popupWindow = windows.find((win) => {
-      return win.type === 'popup'
-    })
-
-    if (popupWindow) {
-      return extension.windows.update(popupWindow.id, { focused: true })
+  getPopup((popup) => {
+    if (popup) {
+      return extension.windows.update(popup.id, { focused: true })
     }
 
     extension.windows.create({
@@ -27,3 +23,13 @@ function showNotification() {
   })
 }
 
+function getPopup(cb) {
+  extension.windows.getAll({}, (windows) => {
+    let popup = windows.find((win) => {
+      return win.type === 'popup'
+    })
+
+    cb(popup)
+  })
+}
+
diff --git a/ui/app/reducers/app.js b/ui/app/reducers/app.js
index 94b7e8bf7..7bd1dfd1f 100644
--- a/ui/app/reducers/app.js
+++ b/ui/app/reducers/app.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ const extend = require('xtend')
 const actions = require('../actions')
 const txHelper = require('../../lib/tx-helper')
 const extension = require('../../../app/scripts/lib/extension')
+const notification = require('../../../app/scripts/lib/notifications')
 
 module.exports = reduceApp
 
@@ -252,12 +253,7 @@ function reduceApp (state, action) {
         })
       } else {
 
-        const isNotification = window.METAMASK_UI_TYPE === 'notification'
-        if (isNotification) {
-          extension.windows.getCurrent({}, (win) => {
-            extension.windows.remove(win.id, console.error)
-          })
-        }
+        closePopupIfOpen()
 
         return extend(appState, {
           transForward: false,
@@ -524,4 +520,9 @@ function indexForPending (state, txId) {
   return idx
 }
 
-
+function closePopupIfOpen() {
+  notification.getPopup((popup) => {
+    if (!popup) return
+    extension.windows.remove(popup.id, console.error)
+  })
+}