diff --git a/ui/components/multichain/global-menu/global-menu.js b/ui/components/multichain/global-menu/global-menu.js
index c2021c75bd99..c3c1b01d31ab 100644
--- a/ui/components/multichain/global-menu/global-menu.js
+++ b/ui/components/multichain/global-menu/global-menu.js
@@ -143,15 +143,6 @@ export const GlobalMenu = ({ closeMenu, anchorElement, isOpen }) => {
       !hasNotifySnaps && !isMetamaskNotificationsEnabled;
 
     if (shouldShowEnableModal) {
-      trackEvent({
-        category: MetaMetricsEventCategory.NotificationInteraction,
-        event: MetaMetricsEventName.NotificationMenuOpened,
-        properties: {
-          is_profile_syncing_enabled: isProfileSyncingEnabled,
-          is_notifications_enabled: isMetamaskNotificationsEnabled,
-          action_type: 'started',
-        },
-      });
       trackEvent({
         category: MetaMetricsEventCategory.NotificationInteraction,
         event: MetaMetricsEventName.NotificationMenuOpened,
@@ -167,6 +158,14 @@ export const GlobalMenu = ({ closeMenu, anchorElement, isOpen }) => {
     }
 
     // Otherwise we can navigate to the notifications page
+    trackEvent({
+      category: MetaMetricsEventCategory.NotificationInteraction,
+      event: MetaMetricsEventName.NotificationMenuOpened,
+      properties: {
+        is_profile_syncing_enabled: isProfileSyncingEnabled,
+        is_notifications_enabled: isMetamaskNotificationsEnabled,
+      },
+    });
     history.push(NOTIFICATIONS_ROUTE);
     closeMenu();
   };