diff --git a/callwidget.cpp b/callwidget.cpp
index c95e60789fd617dc26005c9fb322b65d726fe7ee..aa58ff547c444a77278a45e972ec3b254e89ef4f 100644
--- a/callwidget.cpp
+++ b/callwidget.cpp
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ CallWidget::CallWidget(QWidget* parent) :
         [this](const std::string& accountId, const std::string& conversation,
                uint64_t interactionId, const interaction::Info& interaction) {
             if (LRCInstance::getCurrAccId() != accountId) {
-                onIncomingMessage(accountId, conversation, interactionId, interaction);
+                onNewInteraction(accountId, conversation, interactionId, interaction);
             }
         });
 
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ CallWidget::getLeftPanelWidth()
 }
 
 void
-CallWidget::onIncomingMessage(const std::string& accountId, const std::string& convUid,
+CallWidget::onNewInteraction(const std::string& accountId, const std::string& convUid,
                               uint64_t interactionId, const interaction::Info& interaction)
 {
     Q_UNUSED(interactionId);
@@ -315,7 +315,8 @@ CallWidget::onIncomingMessage(const std::string& accountId, const std::string& c
         if (conversation.uid.empty()) {
             return;
         }
-        if (!QApplication::focusWidget() || LRCInstance::getCurrAccId() != accountId) {
+        if (!interaction.authorUri.empty() &&
+            (!QApplication::focusWidget() || LRCInstance::getCurrAccId() != accountId)) {
             auto bestName = Utils::bestNameForConversation(conversation, *convModel);
             Utils::showSystemNotification(this,
                 QString::fromStdString(bestName),
@@ -1164,7 +1165,7 @@ CallWidget::connectConversationModel()
         [this](const std::string& convUid, uint64_t interactionId,
                const lrc::api::interaction::Info& interaction) {
             auto accountId = LRCInstance::getCurrAccId();
-            onIncomingMessage(accountId, convUid, interactionId, interaction);
+            onNewInteraction(accountId, convUid, interactionId, interaction);
         }
     );
     interactionRemovedConnection_ = QObject::connect(
diff --git a/callwidget.h b/callwidget.h
index fe05fa65a9af59081bc225ede22600c718c967a1..64ee7a447d5f446445e7a01b8d1de67f883a4ebb 100644
--- a/callwidget.h
+++ b/callwidget.h
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ private slots:
 
 private:
     void callTerminating(const std::string& callid);
-    void onIncomingMessage(const std::string& accountId, const std::string& convUid,
+    void onNewInteraction(const std::string& accountId, const std::string& convUid,
                            uint64_t interactionId, const lrc::api::interaction::Info& interaction);
     void conversationsButtonClicked();
     void invitationsButtonClicked();
diff --git a/utils.cpp b/utils.cpp
index d9e59d8c257ddca3313a1cede62e7219f1f8b319..6e3a3deeec1ec58c17f95087177fb1f3157884fa 100644
--- a/utils.cpp
+++ b/utils.cpp
@@ -272,20 +272,18 @@ Utils::setStackWidget(QStackedWidget* stack, QWidget* widget)
     }
 }
 
-void Utils::showSystemNotification(QWidget* widget, const QString & message, long delay)
+void Utils::showSystemNotification(QWidget* widget, const QString& message, long delay)
 {
     GlobalSystemTray::instance().showMessage(message, "", QIcon(":images/jami.png"));
     QApplication::alert(widget, delay);
 }
 
 void Utils::showSystemNotification(QWidget* widget,
-    const QString & sender,
-    const QString & message,
-    long delay)
+                                   const QString & sender,
+                                   const QString & message,
+                                   long delay)
 {
-    QIcon();
-    GlobalSystemTray::instance()
-        .showMessage(sender, message, QIcon(":images/jami.png"));
+    GlobalSystemTray::instance().showMessage(sender, message, QIcon(":images/jami.png"));
     QApplication::alert(widget, delay);
 }