diff --git a/services/web/app/views/project/list/notifications.pug b/services/web/app/views/project/list/notifications.pug
index 724b5c80cc..f6e5190cf3 100644
--- a/services/web/app/views/project/list/notifications.pug
+++ b/services/web/app/views/project/list/notifications.pug
@@ -97,10 +97,6 @@ include ../../_mixins/saml
 					.notification-action
 						a.btn.btn-sm.btn-info(href="{{samlInitPath}}?university_id={{notification.institutionId}}&auto=/project&email={{notification.email}}")
 							| #{translate('link_account')}
-					.notification-close
-						button(ng-click="dismiss(notification)").close.pull-right
-							span(aria-hidden="true") ×
-							span.sr-only #{translate("close")}
 
 				.alert.alert-info(
 					ng-switch-when="notification_institution_sso_linked"
diff --git a/services/web/frontend/js/main/project-list/notifications-controller.js b/services/web/frontend/js/main/project-list/notifications-controller.js
index bf9f3efd49..4ece25db13 100644
--- a/services/web/frontend/js/main/project-list/notifications-controller.js
+++ b/services/web/frontend/js/main/project-list/notifications-controller.js
@@ -8,7 +8,11 @@ define(['../../base'], function(App) {
 
     $scope.samlInitPath = ExposedSettings.samlInitPath
 
-    $scope.dismiss = notification =>
+    $scope.dismiss = notification => {
+      if (!notification._id) {
+        notification.hide = true
+        return
+      }
       $http({
         url: `/notifications/${notification._id}`,
         method: 'DELETE',
@@ -16,6 +20,7 @@ define(['../../base'], function(App) {
           'X-Csrf-Token': window.csrfToken
         }
       }).then(() => (notification.hide = true))
+    }
   })
 
   App.controller('DismissableNotificationsController', function(