diff --git a/src/gui/tray/activitylistmodel.cpp b/src/gui/tray/activitylistmodel.cpp
index 69cb0d2910..87df7e1b6b 100644
--- a/src/gui/tray/activitylistmodel.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/tray/activitylistmodel.cpp
@@ -838,10 +838,10 @@ void ActivityListModel::slotTriggerAction(const int activityIndex, const int act
         return;
     } else if (action._verb == "WHITELIST_FOLDER" && !activity._folder.isEmpty()) {
         FolderMan::instance()->whitelistFolderPath(activity._folder);
-        return;
+        removeActivityFromActivityList(activity);
     } else if (action._verb == "BLACKLIST_FOLDER" && !activity._folder.isEmpty()) {
         FolderMan::instance()->blacklistFolderPath(activity._folder);
-        return;
+        removeActivityFromActivityList(activity);
     }
 
     emit sendNotificationRequest(activity._accName, action._link, action._verb, activityIndex);