diff --git a/packages/bruno-app/src/providers/ReduxStore/slices/notifications.js b/packages/bruno-app/src/providers/ReduxStore/slices/notifications.js
index 60b4e2df7f..5d139765c8 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-app/src/providers/ReduxStore/slices/notifications.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-app/src/providers/ReduxStore/slices/notifications.js
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ const getReadNotificationIds = () => {
     return readNotificationIds;
   } catch (err) {
     toast.error('An error occurred while fetching read notifications');
+    return [];
   }
 };
 
@@ -58,14 +59,16 @@ export const notificationSlice = createSlice({
       });
     },
     markNotificationAsRead: (state, action) => {
-      if (state.readNotificationIds.includes(action.payload.notificationId)) return;
+      const { notificationId } = action.payload;
+
+      if (state.readNotificationIds.includes(notificationId)) return;
 
       const notification = state.notifications.find(
-        (notification) => notification.id === action.payload.notificationId
+        (notification) => notification.id === notificationId
       );
       if (!notification) return;
 
-      state.readNotificationIds.push(action.payload.notificationId);
+      state.readNotificationIds.push(notificationId);
       setReadNotificationsIds(state.readNotificationIds);
       notification.read = true;
     },
diff --git a/packages/bruno-app/src/utils/common/index.js b/packages/bruno-app/src/utils/common/index.js
index 893c6f7fed..1244966b7c 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-app/src/utils/common/index.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-app/src/utils/common/index.js
@@ -151,7 +151,15 @@ export const relativeDate = (dateString) => {
 export const humanizeDate = (dateString) => {
   // See this discussion for why .split is necessary
   // https://stackoverflow.com/questions/7556591/is-the-javascript-date-object-always-one-day-off
-  const date = new Date(dateString.split('-'));
+
+  if (!dateString || typeof dateString !== 'string') {
+    return 'Invalid Date';
+  }
+  const date = new Date(dateString);
+  if (isNaN(date.getTime())) {
+    return 'Invalid Date';
+  }
+
   return date.toLocaleDateString('en-US', {
     year: 'numeric',
     month: 'long',
diff --git a/packages/bruno-app/src/utils/common/index.spec.js b/packages/bruno-app/src/utils/common/index.spec.js
index c4055c5d1c..39f3dff0ab 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-app/src/utils/common/index.spec.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-app/src/utils/common/index.spec.js
@@ -58,6 +58,18 @@ describe('common utils', () => {
     it('should return invalid date if the date is invalid', () => {
       expect(humanizeDate('9999-99-99')).toBe('Invalid Date');
     });
+
+    it('should return "Invalid Date" if the date is null', () => {
+      expect(humanizeDate(null)).toBe('Invalid Date');
+    });
+
+    it('should return a humanized date for a valid date in ISO format', () => {
+      expect(humanizeDate('2024-11-28T00:00:00Z')).toBe('November 28, 2024');
+    });
+
+    it('should return "Invalid Date" for a non-date string', () => {
+      expect(humanizeDate('some random text')).toBe('Invalid Date');
+    });
   });
 
   describe('relativeDate', () => {