diff --git a/code/modules/pda/app.dm b/code/modules/pda/app.dm
index d593b590ba9..cb4c4e19213 100644
--- a/code/modules/pda/app.dm
+++ b/code/modules/pda/app.dm
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@
 		pda.play_ringtone()
 
 	if(blink && !(src in pda.notifying_programs))
-		pda.update_icon(UPDATE_OVERLAYS)
 		pda.notifying_programs |= src
+		pda.update_icon(UPDATE_OVERLAYS)
 
 /datum/data/pda/proc/unnotify()
 	if(src in pda.notifying_programs)