diff --git a/.config/dunst/dunstrc b/.config/dunst/dunstrc
index 932a685..d283100 100644
--- a/.config/dunst/dunstrc
+++ b/.config/dunst/dunstrc
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@
     # print a notification on startup
     # This is mainly for error detection, since dbus (re-)starts dunst
     # automatically after a crash.
-    startup_notification = true
+    startup_notification = false
 
     # dmenu path
     dmenu = /usr/bin/dmenu -p dunst: