diff --git a/assets/js/src/notice.js b/assets/js/src/notice.js
index 74127aac79..4382b5e3e4 100644
--- a/assets/js/src/notice.js
+++ b/assets/js/src/notice.js
@@ -166,8 +166,12 @@ define('notice', ['mailpoet', 'jquery'], function (mp, jQuery) { // eslint-disab
 
       // if the notice is not static, it has to disappear after a timeout
       if (this.options.static === false) {
-        this.element.delay(this.options.timeout).trigger('close');
-      } else if (this.options.hideClose === false) {
+        setTimeout(function (target) { // eslint-disable-line func-names
+          target.trigger('close');
+        }, this.options.timeout, this.element);
+      }
+
+      if (this.options.hideClose === false) {
         this.element.append('<a href="javascript:;" class="mailpoet_notice_close"><span class="dashicons dashicons-dismiss"></span></a>');
         this.element.find('.mailpoet_notice_close').on('click', function () { // eslint-disable-line func-names
           jQuery(this).trigger('close');