diff --git a/static/js/pages/user-view.js b/static/js/pages/user-view.js
index ec78f24b7..33b31e74b 100644
--- a/static/js/pages/user-view.js
+++ b/static/js/pages/user-view.js
@@ -218,6 +218,7 @@
             .then((newPermission) => {
               if (newPermission === 'granted') {
                 CookieService.putPermanent('quay.enabledDesktopNotifications', 'on');
+                CookieService.putPermanent('quay.notifications.mostRecentTimestamp', new Date().getTime().toString());
                 $scope.notificationsPermissionsEnabled = true;
               } else {
                 $scope.notificationsPermissionsEnabled = false;
diff --git a/static/partials/user-view.html b/static/partials/user-view.html
index 9e3a90dc3..2e48b09e7 100644
--- a/static/partials/user-view.html
+++ b/static/partials/user-view.html
@@ -174,9 +174,8 @@
                   <td>Desktop Notifications:</td>
                   <td>
                       <span>Enable Desktop Notifications:
-                      <button class=""
-                              ng-disabled="desktopNotificationsPermissionIsDisabled()"
-                              ng-click="toggleDesktopNotifications($event)"
+                      <button ng-disabled="desktopNotificationsPermissionIsDisabled()"
+                              ng-click="toggleDesktopNotifications()"
                               ng-model="notificationsPermissionsEnabled"
                       >{{ notificationsPermissionsEnabled ? 'enabled' : 'disabled' }}
                       </button>