diff --git a/client/src/main/java/ctbrec/ui/CamrecApplication.java b/client/src/main/java/ctbrec/ui/CamrecApplication.java
index 08f07836..7e59df7e 100644
--- a/client/src/main/java/ctbrec/ui/CamrecApplication.java
+++ b/client/src/main/java/ctbrec/ui/CamrecApplication.java
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ import javafx.scene.control.Alert;
 import javafx.scene.control.Tab;
 import javafx.scene.control.TabPane;
 import javafx.scene.image.Image;
-import javafx.scene.media.AudioClip;
 import javafx.scene.paint.Color;
 import javafx.stage.Stage;
 import okhttp3.Request;
@@ -66,7 +65,7 @@ public class CamrecApplication extends Application {
     private TabPane rootPane = new TabPane();
     private List<Site> sites = new ArrayList<>();
     public static HttpClient httpClient;
-    private Notification.Notifier notifier;
+    private Notification.Notifier notifier = Notification.Notifier.INSTANCE;
 
     @Override
     public void start(Stage primaryStage) throws Exception {
@@ -93,6 +92,7 @@ public class CamrecApplication extends Application {
         }
         createGui(primaryStage);
         checkForUpdates();
+
         new Thread(() -> {
             try {
                 Thread.sleep(TimeUnit.SECONDS.toMillis(10));
@@ -212,7 +212,6 @@ public class CamrecApplication extends Application {
 
     private void registerAlertSystem() {
         Notification.Notifier.setNotificationOwner(primaryStage);
-        notifier = Notification.Notifier.INSTANCE;
         EventBusHolder.BUS.register(new Object() {
             @Subscribe
             public void modelEvent(Map<String, Object> e) {
@@ -223,10 +222,9 @@ public class CamrecApplication extends Application {
                         LOG.debug("Alert: {} is {}", model.getName(), status);
                         if (Objects.equals("online", status)) {
                             Platform.runLater(() -> {
-                                AudioClip clip = new AudioClip("file:///tmp/Oxygen-Im-Highlight-Msg.mp3");
-                                clip.play();
-                                Notification notification = new Notification("Model Online", model.getName() + " is now online");
-                                notifier.notify(notification);
+                                notifier.notifyInfo("Model Online", model.getName() + " is now online");
+                                //AudioClip clip = new AudioClip("file:///tmp/Oxygen-Im-Highlight-Msg.mp3");
+                                //clip.play();
                             });
                         }
                     }
diff --git a/client/src/main/java/eu/hansolo/enzo/notification/Notification.java b/client/src/main/java/eu/hansolo/enzo/notification/Notification.java
index 074fc295..567beaaa 100644
--- a/client/src/main/java/eu/hansolo/enzo/notification/Notification.java
+++ b/client/src/main/java/eu/hansolo/enzo/notification/Notification.java
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ public class Notification {
         private static       double offsetX       = 0;
         private static       double offsetY       = 25;
         private static       double spacingY      = 5;
-        private static       Pos    popupLocation = Pos.TOP_RIGHT;
+        private static       Pos    popupLocation = Pos.BOTTOM_RIGHT;
         private static       Stage  stageRef      = null;
         private Duration              popupLifetime;
         private Stage                 stage;
@@ -101,7 +101,10 @@ public class Notification {
         }
 
         private void initGraphics() {
-            scene = new Scene(new Region());
+            Region region = new Region();
+            region.resize(0, 0);
+            region.setVisible(false);
+            scene = new Scene(region);
             scene.setFill(null);
             scene.getStylesheets().add(getClass().getResource("notifier.css").toExternalForm());
 
@@ -134,6 +137,7 @@ public class Notification {
          */
         public static void setNotificationOwner(final Stage OWNER) {
             INSTANCE.stage.initOwner(OWNER);
+            INSTANCE.stage.getScene().getStylesheets().addAll(OWNER.getScene().getStylesheets());
         }
 
         /**
@@ -306,7 +310,6 @@ public class Notification {
             final Popup POPUP = new Popup();
             POPUP.setX( getX() );
             POPUP.setY( getY() );
-            System.out.println(POPUP.getX() + "," + POPUP.getY());
             POPUP.getContent().add(popupContent);
 
             popups.add(POPUP);
@@ -323,6 +326,7 @@ public class Notification {
             timeline.setOnFinished(actionEvent -> Platform.runLater(() -> {
                 POPUP.hide();
                 popups.remove(POPUP);
+                stage.hide();
             }));
 
             // Move popup to the right during fade out
diff --git a/client/src/main/resources/eu/hansolo/enzo/notification/notifier.css b/client/src/main/resources/eu/hansolo/enzo/notification/notifier.css
index 723117bc..ded966ed 100644
--- a/client/src/main/resources/eu/hansolo/enzo/notification/notifier.css
+++ b/client/src/main/resources/eu/hansolo/enzo/notification/notifier.css
@@ -19,11 +19,11 @@
     -fx-fill            : transparent;
 }
 .notification {
-    -fx-background-color : -fx-background;
+    -fx-background-color : -fx-base;
     -fx-background-radius: 5;
-    -fx-effect           : innershadow(two-pass-box, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.6), 5.0, 0.25, 0, 0);    
-    -foreground-color    : -fx-base;
-    -icon-color          : -fx-base;
+    -fx-effect			 : dropshadow(gaussian, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8), 20, 0, 0, 0);    
+    -foreground-color    : -fx-text-background-color;
+    -icon-color          : -fx-text-background-color;
 }
 
 .notification .title {