diff --git a/src/app/Shared/Services/NotificationChannel.service.tsx b/src/app/Shared/Services/NotificationChannel.service.tsx
index 954c8ab29..5b99610de 100644
--- a/src/app/Shared/Services/NotificationChannel.service.tsx
+++ b/src/app/Shared/Services/NotificationChannel.service.tsx
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ import { webSocket, WebSocketSubject } from 'rxjs/webSocket';
 import { AlertVariant } from '@patternfly/react-core';
 import { concatMap, distinctUntilChanged, filter } from 'rxjs/operators';
 import { AuthMethod, LoginService, SessionState } from './Login.service';
+import { Target } from './Target.service';
+import { TargetDiscoveryEvent } from './Targets.service';
 
 export enum NotificationCategory {
   WsClientActivity = 'WsClientActivity',
@@ -75,22 +77,31 @@ interface ReadyState {
 
 export const messageKeys = new Map([
   [
-    // explicitly configure this category with a null mapper.
-    // This is a special case because we do not want to display an alert,
-    // the Targets.service already handles this
-    NotificationCategory.TargetJvmDiscovery, {
-      variant: AlertVariant.info,
-      title: 'Target JVM Discovery',
-    },
-  ],
-  [
-    // explicitly configure this category with a null mapper.
+    // explicitly configure this category with a null message body mapper.
     // This is a special case because this is generated client-side,
     // not sent by the backend
     NotificationCategory.GrafanaConfiguration, {
       title: 'Grafana Configuration',
     },
   ],
+  [
+    NotificationCategory.TargetJvmDiscovery, {
+      variant: AlertVariant.info,
+      title: 'Target JVM Discovery',
+      body: v => {
+        const evt: TargetDiscoveryEvent = v.message.event;
+        const target: Target = evt.serviceRef;
+        switch (evt.kind) {
+          case 'FOUND':
+           return `Target "${target.alias}" appeared (${target.connectUrl})"`;
+          case 'LOST':
+            return `Target "${target.alias}" disappeared (${target.connectUrl})"`;
+          default:
+            return `Received a notification with category ${NotificationCategory.TargetJvmDiscovery} and unrecognized kind ${evt.kind}`;
+        }
+      }
+    } as NotificationMessageMapper,
+  ],
   [
     NotificationCategory.WsClientActivity, {
       variant: AlertVariant.info,
diff --git a/src/app/Shared/Services/Targets.service.tsx b/src/app/Shared/Services/Targets.service.tsx
index e2d247466..552c44c22 100644
--- a/src/app/Shared/Services/Targets.service.tsx
+++ b/src/app/Shared/Services/Targets.service.tsx
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ export class TargetsService {
   constructor(
     private readonly api: ApiService,
     private readonly notifications: Notifications,
-    private readonly login: LoginService,
+    login: LoginService,
     notificationChannel: NotificationChannel,
     ) {
     login.getSessionState().pipe(
@@ -68,18 +68,14 @@ export class TargetsService {
     notificationChannel.messages(NotificationCategory.TargetJvmDiscovery)
       .subscribe(v => {
         const evt: TargetDiscoveryEvent = v.message.event;
-        const target: Target = evt.serviceRef;
         switch (evt.kind) {
           case 'FOUND':
             this._targets$.next(_.unionBy(this._targets$.getValue(), [evt.serviceRef], t => t.connectUrl));
-            notifications.info('Target Appeared', `Target "${target.alias}" appeared (${target.connectUrl})"`, NotificationCategory.TargetJvmDiscovery);
             break;
           case 'LOST':
             this._targets$.next(_.filter(this._targets$.getValue(), t => t.connectUrl !== evt.serviceRef.connectUrl));
-            notifications.info('Target Disappeared', `Target "${target.alias}" disappeared (${target.connectUrl})"`, NotificationCategory.TargetJvmDiscovery);
             break;
           default:
-            notifications.danger(`Invalid Message Received`, `Received a notification with category ${NotificationCategory.TargetJvmDiscovery} and unrecognized kind ${evt.kind}`);
             break;
         }
       });