diff --git a/src/libsnore/application.cpp b/src/libsnore/application.cpp
index fa261a1..1433f5b 100644
--- a/src/libsnore/application.cpp
+++ b/src/libsnore/application.cpp
@@ -91,12 +91,13 @@ bool Application::isValid() const
 
 Hint &Application::hints()
 {
+    d->m_hint.setValue("silent", SnoreCore::instance().settingsValue(QLatin1String("Silent"), LOCAL_SETTING));
     return d->m_hint;
 }
 
 const Hint &Application::constHints() const
 {
-    return d->m_hint;
+    return  const_cast<Hint&>(const_cast<Application*>(this)->hints());
 }
 
 QDebug operator<< (QDebug debug, const Snore::Application &app)
diff --git a/src/libsnore/application_p.cpp b/src/libsnore/application_p.cpp
index 2940d5b..833312e 100644
--- a/src/libsnore/application_p.cpp
+++ b/src/libsnore/application_p.cpp
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ ApplicationData::ApplicationData(const QString &key, const QString &name, const
 
     m_hint.setValue("pushover-token", QLatin1String("aFB1TPCyZkkr7mubCGEKy5vJEWak9t"));
     m_hint.setValue("use-markup", false);
-    m_hint.setValue("silent", SnoreCore::instance().settingsValue(QLatin1String("Silent"), LOCAL_SETTING));
 }
 
 ApplicationData::~ApplicationData()
diff --git a/src/libsnore/notification/notification.cpp b/src/libsnore/notification/notification.cpp
index d2c09c4..f56c775 100644
--- a/src/libsnore/notification/notification.cpp
+++ b/src/libsnore/notification/notification.cpp
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ Hint &Notification::hints()
 
 const Hint &Notification::constHints() const
 {
-    return d->m_hints;
+    return  const_cast<Hint&>(const_cast<Notification*>(this)->hints());
 }
 
 bool Notification::isValid() const