diff --git a/src/queues.c b/src/queues.c
index 01aa2c0..172e92a 100644
--- a/src/queues.c
+++ b/src/queues.c
@@ -396,17 +396,20 @@ void queues_update(struct dunst_status status)
                         continue;
                 }
 
-                if (queues_notification_is_finished(n, status)){
-                        queues_notification_close(n, REASON_TIME);
-                        iter = nextiter;
-                        continue;
-                } else if (n->marked_for_closure) {
+                if (n->marked_for_closure) {
                         queues_notification_close(n, n->marked_for_closure);
                         n->marked_for_closure = 0;
                         iter = nextiter;
                         continue;
                 }
 
+
+                if (queues_notification_is_finished(n, status)){
+                        queues_notification_close(n, REASON_TIME);
+                        iter = nextiter;
+                        continue;
+                }
+
                 if (!queues_notification_is_ready(n, status, true)) {
                         g_queue_delete_link(displayed, iter);
                         g_queue_insert_sorted(waiting, n, notification_cmp_data, NULL);