diff --git a/res/res_pjsip_pubsub.c b/res/res_pjsip_pubsub.c
index 57c85a4c73df6496ccaccd779a8b78356fcc219d..2b42ad6be2345f2a445b626e30222af6b3b8bb45 100644
--- a/res/res_pjsip_pubsub.c
+++ b/res/res_pjsip_pubsub.c
@@ -1393,8 +1393,9 @@ static int subscription_persistence_recreate(void *obj, void *arg, int flags)
 		subscription_persistence_update(sub_tree, &rdata);
 		if (generate_initial_notify(sub_tree->root)) {
 			pjsip_evsub_terminate(sub_tree->evsub, PJ_TRUE);
+		} else {
+			send_notify(sub_tree, 1);
 		}
-		send_notify(sub_tree, 1);
 	} else {
 		ast_sorcery_delete(ast_sip_get_sorcery(), persistence);
 	}