diff --git a/battery-widget/battery.lua b/battery-widget/battery.lua
index d59fdc6..6d9f086 100644
--- a/battery-widget/battery.lua
+++ b/battery-widget/battery.lua
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ local notification
 local function show_battery_status()
     awful.spawn.easy_async([[bash -c 'acpi']],
         function(stdout, _, _, _)
+            naughty.destroy(notification)
             notification = naughty.notify{
                 text =  stdout,
                 title = "Battery status",