diff --git a/AppImage/scripts/notification_channels.py b/AppImage/scripts/notification_channels.py
index 53ff059d..e9b8dcf5 100644
--- a/AppImage/scripts/notification_channels.py
+++ b/AppImage/scripts/notification_channels.py
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ class TelegramChannel(NotificationChannel):
                 .replace('>', '>'))
 
 
-# ─── Gotify ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+# ─── Gotify ───────────────────────────────────────��──────────────
 
 class GotifyChannel(NotificationChannel):
     """Gotify push notification channel with priority mapping."""
diff --git a/AppImage/scripts/startup_grace.py b/AppImage/scripts/startup_grace.py
index b55d0f89..33a92df8 100644
--- a/AppImage/scripts/startup_grace.py
+++ b/AppImage/scripts/startup_grace.py
@@ -217,6 +217,11 @@ class _StartupGraceState:
         """Check if startup aggregation has already been processed."""
         with self._lock:
             return self._startup_aggregated
+    
+    def mark_startup_aggregated(self) -> None:
+        """Mark startup aggregation as completed without returning VMs."""
+        with self._lock:
+            self._startup_aggregated = True
 
 
 # ─── Module-level convenience functions ──────────────────────────────────────
@@ -264,6 +269,14 @@ def was_startup_aggregated() -> bool:
     """Check if startup aggregation has already been processed."""
     return _state.was_startup_aggregated()
 
+def mark_startup_aggregated() -> None:
+    """Mark startup aggregation as completed without processing VMs.
+    
+    Use this when skipping startup notification (e.g., service restart
+    instead of real system boot) to prevent future checks.
+    """
+    _state.mark_startup_aggregated()
+
 def is_real_system_boot() -> bool:
     """
     Check if this is a real system boot (not just a service restart).