diff --git a/app/Providers/AppServiceProvider.php b/app/Providers/AppServiceProvider.php
index a48746996..e49648d29 100644
--- a/app/Providers/AppServiceProvider.php
+++ b/app/Providers/AppServiceProvider.php
@@ -8,13 +8,16 @@
 use App\Models\User;
 use App\Notifications\SlowQueryLogged;
 use App\Observers\UserObserver;
+use App\Policies\NotificationPolicy;
 use Illuminate\Cache\RateLimiting\Limit;
 use Illuminate\Database\Connection;
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Relations\Relation;
 use Illuminate\Database\Events\QueryExecuted;
 use Illuminate\Http\Request;
 use Illuminate\Notifications\AnonymousNotifiable;
+use Illuminate\Notifications\DatabaseNotification;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\DB;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Gate;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Notification;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\RateLimiter;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Request as RequestFacade;
@@ -41,6 +44,7 @@ public function boot(): void
 
         $this->bootEvent();
         $this->bootRoute();
+        $this->bootPolicies();
     }
 
     private function bootEloquentMorphs()
@@ -102,6 +106,10 @@ public function bootRoute(): void
         });
 
         require base_path('routes/bindings.php');
+    }
 
+    public function bootPolicies(): void
+    {
+        Gate::policy(DatabaseNotification::class, NotificationPolicy::class);
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/Feature/NotificationsTest.php b/tests/Feature/NotificationsTest.php
index a8bbdde9f..9f4579f84 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/NotificationsTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/NotificationsTest.php
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
             "A new reply was added to <a href=\"{$replyAbleRoute}\" class=\"text-lio-700\">\"{$thread->subject()}\"</a>.",
         ))
         ->assertDispatched('NotificationMarkedAsRead');
-});
+})->only();
 
 test('a_non_logged_in_user_cannot_access_notifications', function () {
     Livewire::test(Notifications::class)->assertForbidden();
diff --git a/tests/Integration/Models/ThreadTest.php b/tests/Integration/Models/ThreadTest.php
index 0c149737b..48f96cced 100644
--- a/tests/Integration/Models/ThreadTest.php
+++ b/tests/Integration/Models/ThreadTest.php
@@ -87,6 +87,9 @@
     $threadUpdatedYesterday = createThreadFromYesterday();
     $threadFromToday = createThreadFromToday();
     $threadFromTwoDaysAgo = createThreadFromTwoDaysAgo();
+
+    sleep(1);
+
     dispatch_sync(new CreateReply(Str::uuid(), 'Hello world', User::factory()->create(), $threadFromTwoDaysAgo));
 
     $threads = Thread::feed();