diff --git a/Packages/Notifications/Sources/Notifications/NotificationsViewModel.swift b/Packages/Notifications/Sources/Notifications/NotificationsViewModel.swift
index 6c33a8d1..1d6edb8e 100644
--- a/Packages/Notifications/Sources/Notifications/NotificationsViewModel.swift
+++ b/Packages/Notifications/Sources/Notifications/NotificationsViewModel.swift
@@ -118,7 +118,8 @@ class NotificationsViewModel: ObservableObject {
          !consolidatedNotifications.flatMap(\.notificationIds).contains(event.notification.id),
          selectedType == nil || selectedType?.rawValue == event.notification.type
       {
-        if event.notification.isConsolidable(selectedType: selectedType) {
+        if event.notification.isConsolidable(selectedType: selectedType),
+           !consolidatedNotifications.isEmpty {
           // If the notification type can be consolidated, try to consolidate with the latest row
           let latestConsolidatedNotification = consolidatedNotifications.removeFirst()
           consolidatedNotifications.insert(