diff --git a/lib/main.dart b/lib/main.dart
index b2c9e897..0eb5c049 100644
--- a/lib/main.dart
+++ b/lib/main.dart
@@ -241,6 +241,9 @@ class FlwtchState extends State<Flwtch> with WindowListener {
         transitionDuration: Duration(milliseconds: 200),
       ),
     );
+    // On Gnome follows up a clicked notification with a "Cwtch is ready" notification that takes you to the app. AFAICT just because Gnome is bad
+    // https://askubuntu.com/questions/1286206/how-to-skip-the-is-ready-notification-and-directly-open-apps-in-ubuntu-20-4
+    windowManager.focus();
   }
 
   // using windowManager flutter plugin until proper lifecycle management lands in desktop
diff --git a/lib/notification_manager.dart b/lib/notification_manager.dart
index 248b3012..56d78250 100644
--- a/lib/notification_manager.dart
+++ b/lib/notification_manager.dart
@@ -75,7 +75,8 @@ class NotificationPayload {
       };
 }
 
-// FlutterLocalNotificationsPlugin based NotificationManager that handles MacOS and Linux
+// FlutterLocalNotificationsPlugin based NotificationManager that handles MacOS <s>and Linux</s>
+// TODO: Upgrade from 9.6 to 12.x but there are breaking changes (including for mac)
 // TODO: Windows support is being worked on, check back and migrate to that too when it lands
 class NixNotificationManager implements NotificationsManager {
   late FlutterLocalNotificationsPlugin flutterLocalNotificationsPlugin;
diff --git a/pubspec.lock b/pubspec.lock
index 26b57056..dcc0d135 100644
--- a/pubspec.lock
+++ b/pubspec.lock
@@ -630,7 +630,7 @@ packages:
       name: screen_retriever
       url: "https://pub.dartlang.org"
     source: hosted
-    version: "0.1.2"
+    version: "0.1.4"
   scrollable_positioned_list:
     dependency: "direct main"
     description:
@@ -859,7 +859,7 @@ packages:
       name: window_manager
       url: "https://pub.dartlang.org"
     source: hosted
-    version: "0.2.5"
+    version: "0.2.8"
   xdg_directories:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
diff --git a/pubspec.yaml b/pubspec.yaml
index 74981ecc..f026b451 100644
--- a/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/pubspec.yaml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ dependencies:
   file_picker: ^4.3.2
   file_picker_desktop: ^1.1.1
   url_launcher: ^6.0.18
-  window_manager: ^0.2.5
+  window_manager: ^0.2.8
   # notification plugins
   win_toast: ^0.0.2
   flutter_local_notifications: ^9.6.1