diff --git a/plugins/newmail_notifier/newmail_notifier.js b/plugins/newmail_notifier/newmail_notifier.js
index 320382a74..b2d7cf497 100644
--- a/plugins/newmail_notifier/newmail_notifier.js
+++ b/plugins/newmail_notifier/newmail_notifier.js
@@ -118,8 +118,7 @@ function newmail_notifier_desktop(body)
 
 function newmail_notifier_test_desktop()
 {
-    var dn = window.webkitNotifications,
-        txt = rcmail.gettext('testbody', 'newmail_notifier');
+    var txt = rcmail.gettext('testbody', 'newmail_notifier');
 
     // W3C draft implementation (with fix for Chrome/Chromium)
     try {
@@ -129,6 +128,7 @@ function newmail_notifier_test_desktop()
     }
     // webkit implementation
     catch (e) {
+        var dn = window.webkitNotifications;
         if (dn) {
             if (!dn.checkPermission())
                 newmail_notifier_desktop(txt);
@@ -161,4 +161,4 @@ function newmail_notifier_desktop_authorize() {
                 if (perm == 'granted')
                         newmail_notifier_test_desktop();  // Test again, which should show test message
         });
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}