diff --git a/desktop/flipper-ui-core/src/dispatcher/flipperServer.tsx b/desktop/flipper-ui-core/src/dispatcher/flipperServer.tsx
index 08fccceef..7598a0f24 100644
--- a/desktop/flipper-ui-core/src/dispatcher/flipperServer.tsx
+++ b/desktop/flipper-ui-core/src/dispatcher/flipperServer.tsx
@@ -53,9 +53,11 @@ export function connectFlipperServerToStore(
     if (err.code === 'EADDRINUSE') {
       handeEADDRINUSE('' + err);
     } else {
+      const text = err.message ?? err;
       notification.error({
+        key: text,
         message: 'Connection error',
-        description: <NotificationBody text={err.message ?? err} />,
+        description: <NotificationBody text={text} />,
         duration: null,
       });
     }