diff --git a/Pulse/AppDelegate.swift b/Pulse/AppDelegate.swift
index f4a4c2a..e614948 100644
--- a/Pulse/AppDelegate.swift
+++ b/Pulse/AppDelegate.swift
@@ -4,6 +4,19 @@ import UserNotifications
 class AppDelegate: NSObject, NSApplicationDelegate {
     func applicationDidFinishLaunching(_: Foundation.Notification) {
         UNUserNotificationCenter.current().delegate = self
+
+        Task {
+            do {
+                let userNotificationCenter = UNUserNotificationCenter.current()
+
+                guard try await userNotificationCenter.requestAuthorization(options: [.alert, .sound]) else {
+                    Logger.shared.warning("user notification not authorized")
+                    return
+                }
+            } catch {
+                Logger.shared.error("user notification authorization request error: \(error)")
+            }
+        }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/Pulse/Notification.swift b/Pulse/Notification.swift
index 660edf3..64592c1 100644
--- a/Pulse/Notification.swift
+++ b/Pulse/Notification.swift
@@ -1,17 +1,6 @@
 import UserNotifications
 
 enum Notification {
-    static func initialize() {
-        let userNotificationCenter = UNUserNotificationCenter.current()
-
-        userNotificationCenter.requestAuthorization(options: [.alert, .sound]) { authorized, _ in
-            guard authorized else {
-                Logger.shared.warning("user notificationCentern not authorized")
-                return
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
     static func notify(id: String, title: String, body: String, url: String) async {
         let userNotificationCenter = UNUserNotificationCenter.current()
 
diff --git a/Pulse/PulseApp.swift b/Pulse/PulseApp.swift
index 8218c63..f1ea1d7 100644
--- a/Pulse/PulseApp.swift
+++ b/Pulse/PulseApp.swift
@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@ struct PulseApp: App {
     }()
 
     private func initialize() {
-        Notification.initialize()
-
         let contentView = ContentView(pullRequest: pullRequest, githubToken: $githubToken)
         popover.contentViewController = NSHostingController(rootView: contentView)