diff --git a/app/src/main.ts b/app/src/main.ts
index a93822c..cff00b5 100644
--- a/app/src/main.ts
+++ b/app/src/main.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ const PORT = Number(env.VITE_PORT) || 4200;
 const main = async () => {
     //create the logger
     const log = createLogger({ module: "system", subModule: "main start" });
-
     // base path
     let basePath: string = "";
 
@@ -35,6 +34,7 @@ const main = async () => {
 
         if (set.length === 0) {
             return log.fatal(
+                { notify: true },
                 "Seems like the DB is not setup yet the app will close now"
             );
         }
diff --git a/app/src/pkg/logger/notification.ts b/app/src/pkg/logger/notification.ts
index 39ae8d9..dc433df 100644
--- a/app/src/pkg/logger/notification.ts
+++ b/app/src/pkg/logger/notification.ts
@@ -14,8 +14,7 @@ const pinoLogLevels: any = {
 // discord function
 async function sendFatal(log: Log) {
     const webhookUrl = process.env.WEBHOOK_URL!;
-
-    const payload = {
+    let payload = {
         embeds: [
             {
                 title: `🚨 ${env.PROD_PLANT_TOKEN}: encounter a critical error `,
@@ -73,10 +72,11 @@ export default async function (log: Log) {
                     message: obj.msg,
                 };
                 if (!process.env.WEBHOOK_URL) {
+                    console.log("webhook missing?");
                     return;
                 }
 
-                if (obj.level >= 60) {
+                if (obj.level >= 60 && obj.notify) {
                     sendFatal(newlog as Log);
                 }
             }