diff --git a/website/client/app.vue b/website/client/app.vue
index 02807e356a..8471bb1adb 100644
--- a/website/client/app.vue
+++ b/website/client/app.vue
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ export default {
           title: 'Habitica',
           text: errorMessage,
           type: 'error',
-          timeout: true,
+          timeout: false,
         });
       }
 
diff --git a/website/client/components/snackbars/notification.vue b/website/client/components/snackbars/notification.vue
index ec544e6c93..256806f6dc 100644
--- a/website/client/components/snackbars/notification.vue
+++ b/website/client/components/snackbars/notification.vue
@@ -130,7 +130,6 @@ export default {
     };
   },
   created () {
-    // @TODO the notifications always close even if timeout is false
     let timeout = this.notification.hasOwnProperty('timeout') ? this.notification.timeout : true;
     if (timeout) {
       let delay = this.notification.delay || 1500;