diff --git a/test/notifications/schedulers/ETANotificationSchedulerTests.test.ts b/test/notifications/schedulers/ETANotificationSchedulerTests.test.ts
index 974774d..7d9392f 100644
--- a/test/notifications/schedulers/ETANotificationSchedulerTests.test.ts
+++ b/test/notifications/schedulers/ETANotificationSchedulerTests.test.ts
@@ -118,6 +118,9 @@ describe("ETANotificationScheduler", () => {
       // detach the old callback method from the shuttle repo
       notificationService.stopListeningForUpdates();
 
+      // replace the notification repository with a fresh one too
+      const notificationRepository = new InMemoryNotificationRepository();
+
       mockNotificationSenderMethods(false);
       const updatedNotificationSender = new MockAppleNotificationSender(false);
       notificationService = new ETANotificationScheduler(