diff --git a/web_src/js/features/notification.ts b/web_src/js/features/notification.ts
index e31fd5231e..cb025b9fd7 100644
--- a/web_src/js/features/notification.ts
+++ b/web_src/js/features/notification.ts
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ export function initNotificationCount() {
   if (notificationSettings.EventSourceUpdateTime > 0 && window.SharedWorker) {
     // Connect via WebSocket SharedWorker (one connection shared across all tabs)
     const wsUrl = `${window.location.origin}${appSubUrl}/-/ws`.replace(/^http/, 'ws');
-    const worker = new SharedWorker(`${window.__webpack_public_path__}js/websocket.sharedworker.js?v=${assetVersionEncoded}`, 'notification-worker');
+    const worker = new SharedWorker(`${window.__webpack_public_path__}js/websocket.sharedworker.js?v=${assetVersionEncoded}`, 'notification-worker-ws');
     worker.addEventListener('error', (event) => {
       console.error('worker error', event);
     });
diff --git a/web_src/js/features/websocket.sharedworker.ts b/web_src/js/features/websocket.sharedworker.ts
index f8cc635570..9925ba5bd6 100644
--- a/web_src/js/features/websocket.sharedworker.ts
+++ b/web_src/js/features/websocket.sharedworker.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 // One WebSocket connection per URL, shared across all tabs via SharedWorker.
 // Messages from the server are JSON objects broadcast to all connected ports.
-export {}; // make this a module to avoid global scope conflicts with other sharedworker files
-
 const RECONNECT_DELAY_INITIAL = 50;
 const RECONNECT_DELAY_MAX = 10000;