diff --git a/containers/libreportal/frontend/components/tasks/js/tasks-manager.js b/containers/libreportal/frontend/components/tasks/js/tasks-manager.js
index 4ccbbf8..2a89bfc 100755
--- a/containers/libreportal/frontend/components/tasks/js/tasks-manager.js
+++ b/containers/libreportal/frontend/components/tasks/js/tasks-manager.js
@@ -79,7 +79,11 @@ class TasksManager {
     const sysBackupSubject = sysBackup
       ? (sysBackup[1] === 'system' ? 'Configs' : 'All apps')
       : null;
-    const isSystemTask = action.startsWith('setup-') || appName === 'system' || !!sysBackup;
+    // Any task with no app slug (verify, regen, update, …) is a LibrePortal /
+    // system task. Without this it resolves to a blank subject + no icon, so
+    // its notification renders an empty bold line above the message (gap) and
+    // looks unlike the app/system notifications.
+    const isSystemTask = action.startsWith('setup-') || appName === 'system' || !!sysBackup || !appName;
     let actionTitle = this.formatActionTitle(action);
     // Tool tasks: prefer the catalog-defined label.
     const toolCmdMatch = ((task && task.command) || '').match(/libreportal app tool (\S+) (\S+)/);