diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/FenixApplication.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/FenixApplication.kt
index 827870a4e7..f5ca4efa5e 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/FenixApplication.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/FenixApplication.kt
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ import mozilla.components.support.webextensions.WebExtensionSupport
 import org.mozilla.fenix.GleanMetrics.Addons
 import org.mozilla.fenix.GleanMetrics.AndroidAutofill
 import org.mozilla.fenix.GleanMetrics.CustomizeHome
+import org.mozilla.fenix.GleanMetrics.Events.marketingNotificationAllowed
 import org.mozilla.fenix.GleanMetrics.GleanBuildInfo
 import org.mozilla.fenix.GleanMetrics.Metrics
 import org.mozilla.fenix.GleanMetrics.PerfStartup
@@ -73,13 +74,16 @@ import org.mozilla.fenix.components.appstate.AppAction
 import org.mozilla.fenix.components.metrics.MetricServiceType
 import org.mozilla.fenix.components.metrics.MozillaProductDetector
 import org.mozilla.fenix.components.toolbar.ToolbarPosition
+import org.mozilla.fenix.ext.areNotificationsEnabledSafe
 import org.mozilla.fenix.ext.containsQueryParameters
 import org.mozilla.fenix.ext.getCustomGleanServerUrlIfAvailable
 import org.mozilla.fenix.ext.isCustomEngine
 import org.mozilla.fenix.ext.isKnownSearchDomain
+import org.mozilla.fenix.ext.isNotificationChannelEnabled
 import org.mozilla.fenix.ext.setCustomEndpointIfAvailable
 import org.mozilla.fenix.ext.settings
 import org.mozilla.fenix.nimbus.FxNimbus
+import org.mozilla.fenix.onboarding.MARKETING_CHANNEL_ID
 import org.mozilla.fenix.perf.MarkersActivityLifecycleCallbacks
 import org.mozilla.fenix.perf.ProfilerMarkerFactProcessor
 import org.mozilla.fenix.perf.StartupTimeline
@@ -723,14 +727,11 @@ open class FenixApplication : LocaleAwareApplication(), Provider {
 
             defaultWallpaper.set(isDefaultTheCurrentWallpaper)
 
-            @Suppress("TooGenericExceptionCaught")
-            try {
-                notificationsAllowed.set(
-                    NotificationManagerCompat.from(applicationContext).areNotificationsEnabled(),
-                )
-            } catch (e: Exception) {
-                Logger.warn("Failed to check if notifications are enabled", e)
-            }
+            val notificationManagerCompat = NotificationManagerCompat.from(applicationContext)
+            notificationsAllowed.set(notificationManagerCompat.areNotificationsEnabledSafe())
+            marketingNotificationAllowed.set(
+                notificationManagerCompat.isNotificationChannelEnabled(MARKETING_CHANNEL_ID),
+            )
         }
 
         with(AndroidAutofill) {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/onboarding/MarketingNotificationHelper.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/onboarding/MarketingNotificationHelper.kt
index 9881815e6f..dd03aaa53c 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/onboarding/MarketingNotificationHelper.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/onboarding/MarketingNotificationHelper.kt
@@ -8,14 +8,11 @@ import android.app.NotificationChannel
 import android.app.NotificationManager
 import android.content.Context
 import android.os.Build
-import androidx.core.app.NotificationManagerCompat
-import org.mozilla.fenix.GleanMetrics.Events.marketingNotificationAllowed
 import org.mozilla.fenix.R
-import org.mozilla.fenix.ext.areNotificationsEnabledSafe
 
 // Channel ID was not updated when it was renamed to marketing.  Thus, we'll have to continue
 // to use this ID as the marketing channel ID
-private const val MARKETING_CHANNEL_ID = "org.mozilla.fenix.default.browser.channel"
+const val MARKETING_CHANNEL_ID = "org.mozilla.fenix.default.browser.channel"
 
 // For notification that uses the marketing notification channel, IDs should be unique.
 const val DEFAULT_BROWSER_NOTIFICATION_ID = 1
@@ -27,7 +24,6 @@ const val RE_ENGAGEMENT_NOTIFICATION_ID = 2
  * Returns the channel id to be used for notifications.
  */
 fun ensureMarketingChannelExists(context: Context): String {
-    var channelEnabled = true
     if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.O) {
         val notificationManager: NotificationManager =
             context.getSystemService(Context.NOTIFICATION_SERVICE) as NotificationManager
@@ -44,13 +40,7 @@ fun ensureMarketingChannelExists(context: Context): String {
 
             notificationManager.createNotificationChannel(channel)
         }
-
-        channelEnabled = channel.importance != NotificationManager.IMPORTANCE_NONE
     }
 
-    val notificationsEnabled = NotificationManagerCompat.from(context).areNotificationsEnabledSafe()
-
-    marketingNotificationAllowed.set(notificationsEnabled && channelEnabled)
-
     return MARKETING_CHANNEL_ID
 }