diff --git a/notification.c b/notification.c
index 10cbd11..cfe086e 100644
--- a/notification.c
+++ b/notification.c
@@ -359,6 +359,8 @@ int notification_init(notification * n, int id)
 
         n->redisplayed = false;
 
+        n->first_render = true;
+
         if (id == 0) {
                 n->id = ++next_notification_id;
         } else {
diff --git a/notification.h b/notification.h
index 5c7a202..75961ef 100644
--- a/notification.h
+++ b/notification.h
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ typedef struct _notification {
         int dup_count;
         int displayed_height;
         const char *color_strings[2];
+        bool first_render;
 
         int progress;           /* percentage + 1, 0 to hide */
         int line_count;
diff --git a/x.c b/x.c
index 1a4d154..e149f5c 100644
--- a/x.c
+++ b/x.c
@@ -301,7 +301,9 @@ static colored_layout *r_create_layout_from_notification(cairo_t *c, notificatio
                 cl->text = NULL;
                 cl->attr = NULL;
                 pango_layout_set_text(cl->l, n->text_to_render, -1);
-                printf("Error parsing markup: %s\n", err->message);
+                if (n->first_render) {
+                        printf("Error parsing markup: %s\n", err->message);
+                }
                 g_error_free(err);
         }
 
@@ -309,6 +311,7 @@ static colored_layout *r_create_layout_from_notification(cairo_t *c, notificatio
         pango_layout_get_pixel_size(cl->l, NULL, &(n->displayed_height));
         n->displayed_height += 2 * settings.padding;
 
+        n->first_render = false;
         return cl;
 }