diff --git a/pacman-update-notify.rb b/pacman-update-notify.rb
index 00fe097..a457026 100644
--- a/pacman-update-notify.rb
+++ b/pacman-update-notify.rb
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ threads << Thread.new do
     updates = update_queue.deq
     if updates != last_check
       last_check = updates
-      notify(updates)
+      notify(updates) unless updates.zero?
     else
       @log.info { "No new updates available" }
     end