diff --git a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/service/devices/qhybrid/adapter/fossil_hr/FossilHRWatchAdapter.java b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/service/devices/qhybrid/adapter/fossil_hr/FossilHRWatchAdapter.java
index 1b0ce5a76..f1f468466 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/service/devices/qhybrid/adapter/fossil_hr/FossilHRWatchAdapter.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/service/devices/qhybrid/adapter/fossil_hr/FossilHRWatchAdapter.java
@@ -921,6 +921,10 @@ public class FossilHRWatchAdapter extends FossilWatchAdapter {
     public void onDeleteNotification(int id) {
         super.onDeleteNotification(id);
 
+        if (connectionMode == CONNECTION_MODE.NOT_AUTHENTICATED) {
+            return;
+        }
+
         // send notification dismissal message to watch
         try {
             queueWrite(new DismissTextNotificationRequest(id, this));