diff --git a/gui/MainWindow.cpp b/gui/MainWindow.cpp
index f5382ed06..1b76e6aff 100644
--- a/gui/MainWindow.cpp
+++ b/gui/MainWindow.cpp
@@ -619,10 +619,16 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(QWidget *parent) : QMainWindow(parent), ui(new Ui::MainWi
 			auto updater = MMC->updateChecker();
 			updater->checkForUpdate(MMC->settings()->get("UpdateChannel").toString(), false);
 		}
-		m_notificationChecker.reset(new NotificationChecker());
+		auto checker = new NotificationChecker();
+		checker->setNotificationsUrl(QUrl(BuildConfig.NOTIFICATION_URL));
+		checker->setApplicationChannel(BuildConfig.VERSION_CHANNEL);
+		checker->setApplicationPlatform(BuildConfig.BUILD_PLATFORM);
+		checker->setApplicationFullVersion(BuildConfig.FULL_VERSION_STR);
+		m_notificationChecker.reset(checker);
 		connect(m_notificationChecker.get(),
 				&NotificationChecker::notificationCheckFinished, this,
 				&MainWindow::notificationsChanged);
+		checker->checkForNotifications();
 	}
 
 	setSelectedInstanceById(MMC->settings()->get("SelectedInstance").toString());
@@ -959,7 +965,7 @@ void MainWindow::notificationsChanged()
 	for (auto it = entries.begin(); it != entries.end(); ++it)
 	{
 		NotificationChecker::NotificationEntry entry = *it;
-		if (!shownNotifications.contains(entry.id) && entry.applies())
+		if (!shownNotifications.contains(entry.id))
 		{
 			NotificationDialog dialog(entry, this);
 			if (dialog.exec() == NotificationDialog::DontShowAgain)
diff --git a/logic/notifications/NotificationChecker.cpp b/logic/notifications/NotificationChecker.cpp
index 3f8b17ba3..777217700 100644
--- a/logic/notifications/NotificationChecker.cpp
+++ b/logic/notifications/NotificationChecker.cpp
@@ -3,28 +3,37 @@
 #include <QJsonDocument>
 #include <QJsonObject>
 #include <QJsonArray>
-
-#include "logic/Env.h"
-#include "BuildConfig.h"
-#include "logic/net/CacheDownload.h"
 #include <QDebug>
 
+#include "logic/Env.h"
+#include "logic/net/CacheDownload.h"
+
+
 NotificationChecker::NotificationChecker(QObject *parent)
-	: QObject(parent), m_notificationsUrl(QUrl(BuildConfig.NOTIFICATION_URL))
+	: QObject(parent)
 {
-	// this will call checkForNotifications once the event loop is running
-	QMetaObject::invokeMethod(this, "checkForNotifications", Qt::QueuedConnection);
 }
 
-QUrl NotificationChecker::notificationsUrl() const
-{
-	return m_notificationsUrl;
-}
 void NotificationChecker::setNotificationsUrl(const QUrl &notificationsUrl)
 {
 	m_notificationsUrl = notificationsUrl;
 }
 
+void NotificationChecker::setApplicationChannel(QString channel)
+{
+	m_appVersionChannel = channel;
+}
+
+void NotificationChecker::setApplicationFullVersion(QString version)
+{
+	m_appFullVersion = version;
+}
+
+void NotificationChecker::setApplicationPlatform(QString platform)
+{
+	m_appPlatform = platform;
+}
+
 QList<NotificationChecker::NotificationEntry> NotificationChecker::notificationEntries() const
 {
 	return m_entries;
@@ -83,7 +92,8 @@ void NotificationChecker::downloadSucceeded(int)
 			{
 				entry.type = NotificationEntry::Information;
 			}
-			m_entries.append(entry);
+			if(entryApplies(entry))
+				m_entries.append(entry);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -92,19 +102,7 @@ void NotificationChecker::downloadSucceeded(int)
 	emit notificationCheckFinished();
 }
 
-bool NotificationChecker::NotificationEntry::applies() const
-{
-	bool channelApplies = channel.isEmpty() || channel == BuildConfig.VERSION_CHANNEL;
-	bool platformApplies = platform.isEmpty() || platform == BuildConfig.BUILD_PLATFORM;
-	bool fromApplies =
-		from.isEmpty() || from == BuildConfig.FULL_VERSION_STR || !versionLessThan(BuildConfig.FULL_VERSION_STR, from);
-	bool toApplies =
-		to.isEmpty() || to == BuildConfig.FULL_VERSION_STR || !versionLessThan(to, BuildConfig.FULL_VERSION_STR);
-	return channelApplies && platformApplies && fromApplies && toApplies;
-}
-
-bool NotificationChecker::NotificationEntry::versionLessThan(const QString &v1,
-															 const QString &v2)
+bool versionLessThan(const QString &v1, const QString &v2)
 {
 	QStringList l1 = v1.split('.');
 	QStringList l2 = v2.split('.');
@@ -119,3 +117,14 @@ bool NotificationChecker::NotificationEntry::versionLessThan(const QString &v1,
 	}
 	return false;
 }
+
+bool NotificationChecker::entryApplies(const NotificationChecker::NotificationEntry& entry) const
+{
+	bool channelApplies = entry.channel.isEmpty() || entry.channel == m_appVersionChannel;
+	bool platformApplies = entry.platform.isEmpty() || entry.platform == m_appPlatform;
+	bool fromApplies =
+		entry.from.isEmpty() || entry.from == m_appFullVersion || !versionLessThan(m_appFullVersion, entry.from);
+	bool toApplies =
+		entry.to.isEmpty() || entry.to == m_appFullVersion || !versionLessThan(entry.to, m_appFullVersion);
+	return channelApplies && platformApplies && fromApplies && toApplies;
+}
diff --git a/logic/notifications/NotificationChecker.h b/logic/notifications/NotificationChecker.h
index 915ee54d2..a3e615db9 100644
--- a/logic/notifications/NotificationChecker.h
+++ b/logic/notifications/NotificationChecker.h
@@ -12,8 +12,10 @@ class NotificationChecker : public QObject
 public:
 	explicit NotificationChecker(QObject *parent = 0);
 
-	QUrl notificationsUrl() const;
 	void setNotificationsUrl(const QUrl &notificationsUrl);
+	void setApplicationPlatform(QString platform);
+	void setApplicationChannel(QString channel);
+	void setApplicationFullVersion(QString version);
 
 	struct NotificationEntry
 	{
@@ -29,8 +31,6 @@ public:
 		QString platform;
 		QString from;
 		QString to;
-		bool applies() const;
-		static bool versionLessThan(const QString &v1, const QString &v2);
 	};
 
 	QList<NotificationEntry> notificationEntries() const;
@@ -46,9 +46,16 @@ slots:
 signals:
 	void notificationCheckFinished();
 
+private:
+	bool entryApplies(const NotificationEntry &entry) const;
+
 private:
 	QList<NotificationEntry> m_entries;
 	QUrl m_notificationsUrl;
 	NetJobPtr m_checkJob;
 	CacheDownloadPtr m_download;
+
+	QString m_appVersionChannel;
+	QString m_appPlatform;
+	QString m_appFullVersion;
 };