--- src/hamster/lib/desktop.py.orig	2013-12-28 11:18:50.279437922 +1100
+++ src/hamster/lib/desktop.py	2013-12-28 21:26:44.456425009 +1100
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 class DesktopIntegrations(object):
     def __init__(self, storage):
         self.storage = storage # can't use client as then we get in a dbus loop
+        self._last_notification = None
 
         dbus.mainloop.glib.DBusGMainLoop(set_as_default=True)
         self.bus = dbus.SessionBus()
@@ -88,15 +89,21 @@
 
 
     def notify_user(self, summary="", details=""):
-        if not hasattr(self, "notification_conn"):
+        if not hasattr(self, "_notification_conn"):
             self._notification_conn = dbus.Interface(self.bus.get_object('org.freedesktop.Notifications',
-                                                                         '/org/freedesktop/Notifications'),
-                                                    dbus_interface='org.freedesktop.Notifications')
+                                                                         '/org/freedesktop/Notifications',
+                                                                         follow_name_owner_changes=True),
+                                                     dbus_interface='org.freedesktop.Notifications')
+
         conn = self._notification_conn
 
-        conn.Notify("Project Hamster", 5, "hamster-time-tracker",
-                    summary, details,
-                    [], {"urgency": 0}, -1)
+        notification = conn.Notify("Project Hamster", self._last_notification or
+                                   0, "hamster-time-tracker", summary, details,
+                                   [], {"urgency": dbus.Byte(0), "transient":
+                                        True}, -1)
+
+        self._last_notification = notification
+
 
 
     def on_idle_changed(self, event, state):