diff --git a/launch_notification_daemon.sh b/launch_notification_daemon.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+set -e 
+
+# Conditionally start the notification daemon
+
+if pgrep noti > /dev/null ; then
+	echo "Notification daemon already started"
+else
+	echo "Starting notification-daemon"
+	/usr/lib/notification-daemon/notification-daemon &
+fi