diff --git a/app/scripts/metamask-controller.js b/app/scripts/metamask-controller.js
index c1b63449a..0c759010b 100644
--- a/app/scripts/metamask-controller.js
+++ b/app/scripts/metamask-controller.js
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ module.exports = class MetamaskController extends EventEmitter {
     this.noticeController = new NoticeController({
       initState: initState.NoticeController,
       version,
+      firstVersion: initState.firstTimeInfo.version,
     })
     this.noticeController.updateNoticesList()
     // to be uncommented when retrieving notices from a remote server.
diff --git a/app/scripts/notice-controller.js b/app/scripts/notice-controller.js
index bc545127e..457161ccb 100644
--- a/app/scripts/notice-controller.js
+++ b/app/scripts/notice-controller.js
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ module.exports = class NoticeController extends EventEmitter {
   constructor (opts) {
     super()
     this.noticePoller = null
-    this.version = opts.version
+    this.firstVersion = opts.firstVersion
     const initState = extend({
       noticesList: [],
     }, opts.initState)
@@ -58,6 +58,9 @@ module.exports = class NoticeController extends EventEmitter {
         if ('version' in newNotice) {
           return semver.satisfies(this.version, newNotice.version)
         }
+        if ('firstVersion' in newNotice) {
+          return semver.satisfies(this.firstVersion, newNotice.firstVersion)
+        }
         return true
       })
       var oldNotices = this.getNoticesList()