diff --git a/server/notification.js b/server/notification.js
index 3e9085747..29a60a8fc 100644
--- a/server/notification.js
+++ b/server/notification.js
@@ -245,13 +245,17 @@ class Notification {
             bean = R.dispense("notification");
         }
 
+        // applyExisting is one time only, don't save it to database.
+        const applyExisting = notification.applyExisting || false;
+        notification.applyExisting = false;
+
         bean.name = notification.name;
         bean.user_id = userID;
         bean.config = JSON.stringify(notification);
         bean.is_default = notification.isDefault || false;
         await R.store(bean);
 
-        if (notification.applyExisting) {
+        if (applyExisting) {
             await applyNotificationEveryMonitor(bean.id, userID);
         }
 
diff --git a/src/components/NotificationDialog.vue b/src/components/NotificationDialog.vue
index 10aebd544..6250c4900 100644
--- a/src/components/NotificationDialog.vue
+++ b/src/components/NotificationDialog.vue
@@ -416,6 +416,10 @@ export default {
                 for (let n of this.$root.notificationList) {
                     if (n.id === notificationID) {
                         this.notification = JSON.parse(n.config);
+
+                        // applyExisting is one time only, but it got saved to database previously. Workaround fix, set it to false here to deal with the problem.
+                        this.notification.applyExisting = false;
+
                         break;
                     }
                 }