diff --git a/lib/guard/notifier.rb b/lib/guard/notifier.rb
index 695ce7c..19820fc 100644
--- a/lib/guard/notifier.rb
+++ b/lib/guard/notifier.rb
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ require 'guard/ui'
 
 module Guard
   module Notifier
+    APPLICATION_NAME = "Guard"
 
     def self.turn_off
       ENV["GUARD_NOTIFY"] = 'false'
@@ -46,13 +47,13 @@ module Guard
     def self.notify_mac(title, message, image, options)
       require_growl # need for guard-rspec formatter that is called out of guard scope
 
-      default_options = { :title => title, :icon => image_path(image), :name => "Guard" }
+      default_options = { :title => title, :icon => image_path(image), :name => APPLICATION_NAME }
       default_options.merge!(options)
 
       if defined?(GrowlNotify)
         default_options[:description] = message
-        default_options[:application_name] = default_options.delete(:name)
-        growl_notify_config(default_options[:application_name]) if default_options[:application_name] != 'Guard'
+        default_options[:application_name] = APPLICATION_NAME
+        default_options.delete(:name)
 
         GrowlNotify.send_notification(default_options) if enabled?
       else
@@ -104,7 +105,12 @@ module Guard
       begin
         require 'growl_notify'
 
-        growl_notify_config
+        if GrowlNotify.application_name != APPLICATION_NAME
+          GrowlNotify.config do |c|
+            c.notifications = c.default_notifications = [ APPLICATION_NAME ]
+            c.application_name = c.notifications.first
+          end
+        end
       rescue LoadError
         require 'growl'
       end
@@ -126,12 +132,5 @@ module Guard
       turn_off
       UI.info "Please install rb-notifu gem for Windows notification support and add it to your Gemfile"
     end
-
-    def self.growl_notify_config(additional_applications = [])
-      GrowlNotify.config do |c|
-        c.notifications = c.default_notifications = [ "Guard", additional_applications ].flatten
-        c.application_name = c.notifications.first
-      end
-    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/guard/notifier_spec.rb b/spec/guard/notifier_spec.rb
index 0d3b90b..5b376b5 100644
--- a/spec/guard/notifier_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/guard/notifier_spec.rb
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ describe Guard::Notifier do
 
         it "loads the library and enables the notifications" do
           subject.should_receive(:require).with('growl_notify').and_return true
+          GrowlNotify.should_receive(:application_name).and_return ''
           subject.turn_on
           subject.should be_enabled
         end
@@ -193,26 +194,14 @@ describe Guard::Notifier do
           subject.notify 'great', :title => 'Guard', :priority => 1
         end
 
-        it "allows to overwrite a default notification option" do
-          config = Class.new do
-            attr_accessor :notifications, :default_notifications, :application_name
-          end.new
-
-          apps = ["Guard", "Guard-Cucumber"]
-
-          GrowlNotify.should_receive(:config).and_yield(config)
-
+        it "throws out the application name since Guard should only use one Growl App Name while running" do
           GrowlNotify.should_receive(:send_notification).with(
             :title => "Guard",
             :icon  => Pathname.new(File.dirname(__FILE__)).join('../../images/success.png').to_s,
-            :application_name  => "Guard-Cucumber",
+            :application_name  => "Guard",
             :description => 'great'
           )
           subject.notify 'great', :title => 'Guard', :name => "Guard-Cucumber"
-
-          config.notifications.should == apps
-          config.default_notifications.should == apps
-          config.application_name.should == apps.first
         end
       end
     end