diff --git a/electrum/gui/qt/main_window.py b/electrum/gui/qt/main_window.py
index 74057ef65..06bfee5f8 100644
--- a/electrum/gui/qt/main_window.py
+++ b/electrum/gui/qt/main_window.py
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ class ElectrumWindow(QMainWindow, MessageBoxMixin, Logger):
         elif event == 'ln_message':
             lnworker, message, htlc_id = args
             if lnworker == self.wallet.lnworker:
-                self.show_message(message)
+                self.notify(message)
         else:
             self.logger.info(f"unexpected network_qt signal: {event} {args}")