diff --git a/src/main/app/initialize.test.js b/src/main/app/initialize.test.js
index 79577b2d..f71e6da7 100644
--- a/src/main/app/initialize.test.js
+++ b/src/main/app/initialize.test.js
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ jest.mock('electron', () => ({
         on: jest.fn(),
         handle: jest.fn(),
         emit: jest.fn(),
+        removeHandler: jest.fn(),
+        removeListener: jest.fn(),
     },
     screen: {
         on: jest.fn(),
diff --git a/src/main/downloadsManager.test.js b/src/main/downloadsManager.test.js
index 913b24c5..607eb6ce 100644
--- a/src/main/downloadsManager.test.js
+++ b/src/main/downloadsManager.test.js
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ jest.mock('electron', () => {
             emit: jest.fn(),
             handle: jest.fn(),
             on: jest.fn(),
+            removeHandler: jest.fn(),
+            removeListener: jest.fn(),
         },
         Menu: {
             getApplicationMenu: () => ({
diff --git a/src/main/downloadsManager.ts b/src/main/downloadsManager.ts
index 0e7f6c97..e974d89c 100644
--- a/src/main/downloadsManager.ts
+++ b/src/main/downloadsManager.ts
@@ -77,9 +77,21 @@ export class DownloadsManager extends JsonFileManager<DownloadedItems> {
         this.checkForDeletedFiles();
         this.reloadFilesForMAS();
 
+        this.loadIPCHandlers();
+    };
+
+    private loadIPCHandlers = () => {
+        ipcMain.removeHandler(REQUEST_HAS_DOWNLOADS);
         ipcMain.handle(REQUEST_HAS_DOWNLOADS, () => {
             return this.hasDownloads();
         });
+
+        ipcMain.removeListener(DOWNLOADS_DROPDOWN_FOCUSED, this.clearAutoCloseTimeout);
+        ipcMain.removeListener(UPDATE_AVAILABLE, this.onUpdateAvailable);
+        ipcMain.removeListener(UPDATE_DOWNLOADED, this.onUpdateDownloaded);
+        ipcMain.removeListener(UPDATE_PROGRESS, this.onUpdateProgress);
+        ipcMain.removeListener(NO_UPDATE_AVAILABLE, this.noUpdateAvailable);
+
         ipcMain.on(DOWNLOADS_DROPDOWN_FOCUSED, this.clearAutoCloseTimeout);
         ipcMain.on(UPDATE_AVAILABLE, this.onUpdateAvailable);
         ipcMain.on(UPDATE_DOWNLOADED, this.onUpdateDownloaded);
diff --git a/src/main/menus/app.test.js b/src/main/menus/app.test.js
index b2d23dff..c6b55daf 100644
--- a/src/main/menus/app.test.js
+++ b/src/main/menus/app.test.js
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ jest.mock('electron', () => {
             emit: jest.fn(),
             handle: jest.fn(),
             on: jest.fn(),
+            removeHandler: jest.fn(),
+            removeListener: jest.fn(),
         },
         Notification: NotificationMock,
     };
diff --git a/src/main/views/downloadsDropdownMenuView.test.js b/src/main/views/downloadsDropdownMenuView.test.js
index 3a7bacd2..24a7cf25 100644
--- a/src/main/views/downloadsDropdownMenuView.test.js
+++ b/src/main/views/downloadsDropdownMenuView.test.js
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ jest.mock('electron', () => {
             emit: jest.fn(),
             handle: jest.fn(),
             on: jest.fn(),
+            removeHandler: jest.fn(),
+            removeListener: jest.fn(),
         },
         Notification: NotificationMock,
     };
diff --git a/src/main/views/downloadsDropdownView.test.js b/src/main/views/downloadsDropdownView.test.js
index 56320c90..d4281d59 100644
--- a/src/main/views/downloadsDropdownView.test.js
+++ b/src/main/views/downloadsDropdownView.test.js
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ jest.mock('electron', () => {
             emit: jest.fn(),
             handle: jest.fn(),
             on: jest.fn(),
+            removeHandler: jest.fn(),
+            removeListener: jest.fn(),
         },
         Notification: NotificationMock,
     };