diff --git a/android/sample/src/main/java/com/facebook/flipper/sample/RootComponentSpec.java b/android/sample/src/main/java/com/facebook/flipper/sample/RootComponentSpec.java
index e4d33498b..f4ae22d00 100644
--- a/android/sample/src/main/java/com/facebook/flipper/sample/RootComponentSpec.java
+++ b/android/sample/src/main/java/com/facebook/flipper/sample/RootComponentSpec.java
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ import com.facebook.litho.annotations.OnUpdateState;
 import com.facebook.litho.annotations.State;
 import com.facebook.litho.fresco.FrescoImage;
 import com.facebook.litho.widget.Text;
-
 @LayoutSpec
 public class RootComponentSpec {
 
diff --git a/src/dispatcher/notifications.js b/src/dispatcher/notifications.js
index 428f7b80b..da2e649d9 100644
--- a/src/dispatcher/notifications.js
+++ b/src/dispatcher/notifications.js
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import type {Store} from '../reducers/index.js';
 import type {Logger} from '../fb-interfaces/Logger.js';
 import type {PluginNotification} from '../reducers/notifications';
 import type {FlipperPlugin, FlipperDevicePlugin} from '../plugin.js';
-
+import isHeadless from '../utils/isHeadless.js';
 import {ipcRenderer} from 'electron';
 import {selectPlugin} from '../reducers/connections';
 import {
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ export default (store: Store, logger: Logger) => {
 
     activeNotifications.forEach((n: PluginNotification) => {
       if (
+        !isHeadless() &&
         store.getState().connections.selectedPlugin !== 'notifications' &&
         !knownNotifications.has(n.notification.id) &&
         blacklistedPlugins.indexOf(n.pluginId) === -1 &&
diff --git a/src/utils/isHeadless.js b/src/utils/isHeadless.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..679869320
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils/isHeadless.js
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright 2018-present Facebook.
+ * This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the
+ * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
+ * @format
+ */
+
+export default function isHeadless(): boolean {
+  return typeof global.window === 'undefined';
+}