diff --git a/src/Application.vala b/src/Application.vala
index 393b648..b7e5214 100644
--- a/src/Application.vala
+++ b/src/Application.vala
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
 */
 
 public class Notifications.Application : Gtk.Application {
+    public static Settings settings = new Settings ("io.elementary.notifications");
+
     public Application () {
         Object (
             application_id: "io.elementary.notifications",
@@ -30,7 +32,7 @@ public class Notifications.Application : Gtk.Application {
         try {
             new Notifications.Server (connection);
         } catch (Error e) {
-            Error.prefix_literal (out e, "Registring notification server failed: ");
+            Error.prefix_literal (out e, "Registering notification server failed: ");
             throw e;
         }
 
@@ -62,7 +64,7 @@ public class Notifications.Application : Gtk.Application {
             dbus_flags,
             () => hold (),
             (conn, name) => {
-                critical ("Could not aquire bus: %s", name);
+                critical ("Could not acquire bus: %s", name);
                 name_lost ();
             }
         );
diff --git a/src/DBus.vala b/src/DBus.vala
index e0d0a54..64b9976 100644
--- a/src/DBus.vala
+++ b/src/DBus.vala
@@ -25,13 +25,10 @@ public class Notifications.Server : Object {
     private Gee.Map<uint32, Bubble?> bubbles;
     private Confirmation? confirmation;
 
-    private Settings settings;
-
     private uint action_group_id;
     private uint server_id;
 
     public Server (DBusConnection connection) throws Error {
-        settings = new Settings ("io.elementary.notifications");
         bubbles = new Gee.HashMap<uint32, Bubble?> ();
         action_group = new Fdo.ActionGroup (this);
 
@@ -144,10 +141,10 @@ public class Notifications.Server : Object {
                 notification.buttons.add ({ label, action_name });
             }
 
-            if (!settings.get_boolean ("do-not-disturb") || notification.priority == GLib.NotificationPriority.URGENT) {
+            if (!Application.settings.get_boolean ("do-not-disturb") || notification.priority == GLib.NotificationPriority.URGENT) {
                 var app_settings = new Settings.with_path (
                     "io.elementary.notifications.applications",
-                    settings.path.concat ("applications", "/", notification.app_id, "/")
+                    Application.settings.path.concat ("applications", "/", notification.app_id, "/")
                 );
 
                 if (app_settings.get_boolean ("bubbles")) {