diff --git a/src/ui/public/notify/notifier.js b/src/ui/public/notify/notifier.js
index 9c13b49ab9f4..801054e42da8 100644
--- a/src/ui/public/notify/notifier.js
+++ b/src/ui/public/notify/notifier.js
@@ -190,18 +190,19 @@ Notifier.fatalCallbacks = [];
 
 Notifier.pullMessageFromUrl = ($location) => {
   const queryString = $location.search();
-  if (queryString.notif_msg) {
-    const message = queryString.notif_msg;
-    const config = queryString.notif_loc ? { location: queryString.notif_loc } : {};
-    const level = queryString.notif_lvl || 'info';
-
-    $location.search('notif_msg', null);
-    $location.search('notif_loc', null);
-    $location.search('notif_lvl', null);
-
-    const notifier = new Notifier(config);
-    notifier[level](message);
+  if (!queryString.notif_msg) {
+    return;
   }
+  const message = queryString.notif_msg;
+  const config = queryString.notif_loc ? { location: queryString.notif_loc } : {};
+  const level = queryString.notif_lvl || 'info';
+
+  $location.search('notif_msg', null);
+  $location.search('notif_loc', null);
+  $location.search('notif_lvl', null);
+
+  const notifier = new Notifier(config);
+  notifier[level](message);
 };
 
 // simply a pointer to the global notif list