diff --git a/ani-cli b/ani-cli
index 6bf4570..9fb02a2 100755
--- a/ani-cli
+++ b/ani-cli
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ dep_ch() {
 }
 
 notification() {
+	((SILENT == 1)) && return 0
 	msg="$*"
 	if command -v "notify-send" > /dev/null; then
 		notify-send -i "$ANIWRAPPER_ICON_PATH" "$msg"