diff --git a/src/App.vue b/src/App.vue
index 947be472d..3ad32f52e 100644
--- a/src/App.vue
+++ b/src/App.vue
@@ -460,7 +460,18 @@ export default class App extends Vue {
           resolve();
         })
         .catch((error) => {
-          console.error("Push subscription failed:", error, options);
+          console.error(
+            "Subscription or server communication failed:",
+            error,
+            options,
+          );
+
+          // Inform the user about the issue
+          alert(
+            "We encountered an issue setting up push notifications. " +
+              "If you wish to revoke notification permissions, please do so in your browser settings.",
+          );
+
           reject(error);
         });
     });
diff --git a/sw_scripts/safari-notifications.js b/sw_scripts/safari-notifications.js
index d80f903a9..7243e18cf 100644
--- a/sw_scripts/safari-notifications.js
+++ b/sw_scripts/safari-notifications.js
@@ -105,6 +105,8 @@ async function getNotificationCount() {
         const messageWithNonceAsUint8Array = self.decodeBase64(identity);
         const nonce = messageWithNonceAsUint8Array.slice(0, 24);
         const message = messageWithNonceAsUint8Array.slice(24, identity.length);
+        const decoder = new TextDecoder("utf-8");
+
         break;
       }
     }