diff --git a/modules/notification/NotificationBody.qml b/modules/notification/NotificationBody.qml
index 78dd8ab..9491515 100644
--- a/modules/notification/NotificationBody.qml
+++ b/modules/notification/NotificationBody.qml
@@ -131,12 +131,16 @@ Rectangle {
                             height: iconImage.width
                             anchors.horizontalCenter: parent.horizontalCenter
 
-                            source: (
-                                notification.appIcon ? Quickshell.iconPath(notification.appIcon) :
-                                notification.image ? notification.image :
-                                Quickshell.iconPath(DesktopEntries.byId(notification.desktopEntry).icon) ? Quickshell.iconPath(DesktopEntries.byId(notification.desktopEntry).icon) :
-                                Quickshell.iconPath("notifications")
-                            )
+                            source: {
+                                if (notification.appIcon) return Quickshell.iconPath(notification.appIcon)
+                                if (notification.image) return notification.image
+                                const entry = notification.desktopEntry ? DesktopEntries.byId(notification.desktopEntry) : null
+                                if (entry && entry.icon) {
+                                    const p = Quickshell.iconPath(entry.icon)
+                                    if (p && p !== "") return p
+                                }
+                                return Quickshell.iconPath("notifications")
+                            }
 
                             fillMode: Image.PreserveAspectFit
                             asynchronous: true