diff --git a/src/hooks/useNotifications.ts b/src/hooks/useNotifications.ts
index a5f385ab2..a6d392938 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useNotifications.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/useNotifications.ts
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ export const useNotifications = (): NotificationsState => {
   const fetchNotifications = useCallback(
     async (state: GitifyState) => {
       setStatus('loading');
+      setGlobalError(null);
 
       const fetchedNotifications = await getAllNotifications(state);
 
diff --git a/src/routes/Notifications.tsx b/src/routes/Notifications.tsx
index 17543e543..0e60f1a8f 100644
--- a/src/routes/Notifications.tsx
+++ b/src/routes/Notifications.tsx
@@ -4,10 +4,12 @@ import { AllRead } from '../components/AllRead';
 import { Oops } from '../components/Oops';
 import { AppContext } from '../context/App';
 import { getAccountUUID } from '../utils/auth/utils';
+import { Errors } from '../utils/constants';
 import { getNotificationCount } from '../utils/notifications';
 
 export const NotificationsRoute: FC = () => {
-  const { notifications, globalError, settings } = useContext(AppContext);
+  const { notifications, status, globalError, settings } =
+    useContext(AppContext);
 
   const hasMultipleAccounts = useMemo(
     () => notifications.length > 1,
@@ -24,8 +26,8 @@ export const NotificationsRoute: FC = () => {
     [notifications],
   );
 
-  if (globalError) {
-    return <Oops error={globalError} />;
+  if (status === 'error') {
+    return <Oops error={globalError ?? Errors.UNKNOWN} />;
   }
 
   if (!hasNotifications && hasNoAccountErrors) {
diff --git a/src/routes/__snapshots__/Notifications.test.tsx.snap b/src/routes/__snapshots__/Notifications.test.tsx.snap
index 5dbd73147..8bb99d300 100644
--- a/src/routes/__snapshots__/Notifications.test.tsx.snap
+++ b/src/routes/__snapshots__/Notifications.test.tsx.snap
@@ -144,13 +144,13 @@ exports[`routes/Notifications.tsx should render itself & its children (error con
   "baseElement": <body>
     <div>
       <p>
-        AllRead
+        Oops
       </p>
     </div>
   </body>,
   "container": <div>
     <p>
-      AllRead
+      Oops
     </p>
   </div>,
   "debug": [Function],
