diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/core/services/notification/notification-handler.ts b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/core/services/notification/notification-handler.ts
index d1bd93d2e0..155148ff4d 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/core/services/notification/notification-handler.ts
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/core/services/notification/notification-handler.ts
@@ -70,8 +70,7 @@ export class UmbNotificationHandler {
 	 */
 	public close(...args: any) {
 		this._closeResolver(...args);
-		// TODO: make public close method on uui-toast-notification
-		this.element._makeClose?.();
+		this.element.open = false;
 	}
 
 	/**