diff --git a/Mac/AppDelegate.swift b/Mac/AppDelegate.swift
index 220255be4..537c26721 100644
--- a/Mac/AppDelegate.swift
+++ b/Mac/AppDelegate.swift
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ final class AppDelegate: NSObject, NSApplicationDelegate, NSUserInterfaceValidat
 		static let mainWindow = "mainWindow"
 	}
 
-	var userNotificationManager: UserNotificationManager!
 	var extensionContainersFile: ExtensionContainersFile!
 	var extensionFeedAddRequestFile: ExtensionFeedAddRequestFile!
 
@@ -213,7 +212,7 @@ final class AppDelegate: NSObject, NSApplicationDelegate, NSUserInterfaceValidat
 		}
 
 		UNUserNotificationCenter.current().delegate = self
-		userNotificationManager = UserNotificationManager()
+		_ = UserNotificationManager.shared
 
 		#if DEBUG
 		refreshTimer!.update()
diff --git a/Shared/UserNotifications/UserNotificationManager.swift b/Shared/UserNotifications/UserNotificationManager.swift
index 15160e8a5..d293ab9e1 100644
--- a/Shared/UserNotifications/UserNotificationManager.swift
+++ b/Shared/UserNotifications/UserNotificationManager.swift
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ import UserNotifications
 
 final class UserNotificationManager: NSObject {
 
+	static let shared = UserNotificationManager()
+	
 	override init() {
 		super.init()
 		NotificationCenter.default.addObserver(self, selector: #selector(accountDidDownloadArticles(_:)), name: .AccountDidDownloadArticles, object: nil)
diff --git a/iOS/AppDelegate.swift b/iOS/AppDelegate.swift
index 2ebbc6419..92b96697c 100644
--- a/iOS/AppDelegate.swift
+++ b/iOS/AppDelegate.swift
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ final class AppDelegate: UIResponder, UIApplicationDelegate, UNUserNotificationC
 
 	private let logger = Logger(subsystem: Bundle.main.bundleIdentifier!, category: "Application")
 
-	var userNotificationManager: UserNotificationManager!
 	var extensionContainersFile: ExtensionContainersFile!
 	var extensionFeedAddRequestFile: ExtensionFeedAddRequestFile!
 	var widgetDataEncoder: WidgetDataEncoder!
@@ -87,7 +86,7 @@ final class AppDelegate: UIResponder, UIApplicationDelegate, UNUserNotificationC
 		}
 
 		UNUserNotificationCenter.current().delegate = self
-		userNotificationManager = UserNotificationManager()
+		_ = UserNotificationManager.shared
 
 		extensionContainersFile = ExtensionContainersFile()
 		extensionFeedAddRequestFile = ExtensionFeedAddRequestFile()