diff --git a/ultrasonic/src/main/java/org/moire/ultrasonic/service/MediaPlayerService.java b/ultrasonic/src/main/java/org/moire/ultrasonic/service/MediaPlayerService.java
index cb180138..9613d403 100644
--- a/ultrasonic/src/main/java/org/moire/ultrasonic/service/MediaPlayerService.java
+++ b/ultrasonic/src/main/java/org/moire/ultrasonic/service/MediaPlayerService.java
@@ -174,14 +174,7 @@ public class MediaPlayerService extends Service
         };
 
         // Create Notification Channel
-        if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.O) {
-            //The suggested importance of a startForeground service notification is IMPORTANCE_LOW
-            NotificationChannel channel = new NotificationChannel(NOTIFICATION_CHANNEL_ID, NOTIFICATION_CHANNEL_NAME, NotificationManager.IMPORTANCE_LOW);
-            channel.setLightColor(android.R.color.holo_blue_dark);
-            channel.setLockscreenVisibility(Notification.VISIBILITY_PUBLIC);
-            NotificationManager manager = (NotificationManager) getSystemService(Context.NOTIFICATION_SERVICE);
-            manager.createNotificationChannel(channel);
-        }
+        createNotificationChannel();
 
         // Update notification early. It is better to show an empty one temporarily than waiting too long and letting Android kill the app
         updateNotification(IDLE, null);
@@ -644,6 +637,18 @@ public class MediaPlayerService extends Service
         mediaSession.setPlaybackState(playbackState.build());
     }
 
+    private void createNotificationChannel() {
+        if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.O) {
+            //The suggested importance of a startForeground service notification is IMPORTANCE_LOW
+            NotificationChannel channel = new NotificationChannel(NOTIFICATION_CHANNEL_ID, NOTIFICATION_CHANNEL_NAME, NotificationManager.IMPORTANCE_LOW);
+            channel.setLightColor(android.R.color.holo_blue_dark);
+            channel.setLockscreenVisibility(Notification.VISIBILITY_PUBLIC);
+            channel.setShowBadge(false);
+            NotificationManager manager = (NotificationManager) getSystemService(Context.NOTIFICATION_SERVICE);
+            manager.createNotificationChannel(channel);
+        }
+    }
+
     public void updateNotification(PlayerState playerState, DownloadFile currentPlaying)
     {
         if (Util.isNotificationEnabled(this)) {