diff --git a/dashboard/src/components/Headerbar.vue b/dashboard/src/components/Headerbar.vue
index f5d7c2bbe..d253626a4 100644
--- a/dashboard/src/components/Headerbar.vue
+++ b/dashboard/src/components/Headerbar.vue
@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@ async function onMarkNotificationRead(notification) {
   if (error) return console.error(error);
 
   await refresh();
+
+  // close after 2 seconds if there is nothing to show
+  if (notifications.value.length === 0) setTimeout(notificationPopover.value.close, 2000);
 }
 
 async function onMarkAllNotificationRead() {
@@ -59,7 +62,7 @@ async function onMarkAllNotificationRead() {
 
   notificationsAllBusy.value = false;
 
-  if (notifications.value.length === 0) setTimeout(helpPopover.value.close, 2000);
+  if (notifications.value.length === 0) setTimeout(notificationPopover.value.close, 2000);
 }
 
 async function refresh() {