diff --git a/notification.c b/notification.c
index a345386..15973fe 100644
--- a/notification.c
+++ b/notification.c
@@ -313,6 +313,14 @@ int notification_init(notification * n, int id)
 
         n->msg = g_strstrip(n->msg);
 
+        if (id == 0) {
+                n->id = ++next_notification_id;
+        } else {
+                notification_close_by_id(id, -1);
+                n->id = id;
+
+        }
+
         n->dup_count = 0;
 
         /* check if n is a duplicate */
@@ -402,13 +410,6 @@ int notification_init(notification * n, int id)
 
         n->first_render = true;
 
-        if (id == 0) {
-                n->id = ++next_notification_id;
-        } else {
-                notification_close_by_id(id, -1);
-                n->id = id;
-        }
-
         if (strlen(n->msg) == 0) {
                 notification_close(n, 2);
                 printf("skipping notification: %s %s\n", n->body, n->summary);