diff --git a/js/ui/notificationDaemon.js b/js/ui/notificationDaemon.js
index d75224f7f..214315cc1 100644
--- a/js/ui/notificationDaemon.js
+++ b/js/ui/notificationDaemon.js
@@ -582,7 +582,7 @@ const FdoNotificationDaemonSource = new Lang.Class({
     },
 
     _createPolicy: function() {
-        if (this.app) {
+        if (this.app && this.app.get_app_info()) {
             let id = this.app.get_id().replace(/\.desktop$/,'');
             return new MessageTray.NotificationApplicationPolicy(id);
         } else {