diff --git a/src/components/Layout/MobileMenu/index.tsx b/src/components/Layout/MobileMenu/index.tsx
index 552e5326a..e89deda16 100644
--- a/src/components/Layout/MobileMenu/index.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Layout/MobileMenu/index.tsx
@@ -254,9 +254,11 @@ const MobileMenu = ({
                               router.pathname.match(link.activeRegExp)
                                 ? 'border-indigo-600 from-indigo-700 to-purple-700'
                                 : 'border-indigo-500 from-indigo-600 to-purple-600'
-                            } !px-1 !py-[1px] leading-none`}
+                            } flex h-4 w-4 items-center justify-center !px-[9px] !py-[9px] text-[9px]`}
                           >
-                            {pendingRequestsCount}
+                            {pendingRequestsCount > 99
+                              ? '99+'
+                              : pendingRequestsCount}
                           </Badge>
                         </div>
                       )}
diff --git a/src/pages/_app.tsx b/src/pages/_app.tsx
index 5269e87b8..d24c2f87d 100644
--- a/src/pages/_app.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/_app.tsx
@@ -140,32 +140,18 @@ const CoreApp: Omit<NextAppComponentType, 'origGetInitialProps'> = ({
       clearAppBadge?: () => Promise<void>;
     };
 
-    const handleBadgeUpdate = () => {
-      if ('setAppBadge' in newNavigator) {
-        if (
-          !router.pathname.match(/(login|setup|resetpassword)/) &&
-          hasPermission(Permission.ADMIN)
-        ) {
-          requestsCount().then((data) => {
-            if (data.pending > 0) {
-              newNavigator.setAppBadge?.(data.pending);
-            } else {
-              newNavigator.clearAppBadge?.();
-            }
-          });
-        } else {
-          newNavigator.clearAppBadge?.();
-        }
+    if ('setAppBadge' in navigator) {
+      if (
+        !router.pathname.match(/(login|setup|resetpassword)/) &&
+        hasPermission(Permission.ADMIN)
+      ) {
+        requestsCount().then((data) =>
+          newNavigator?.setAppBadge?.(data.pending)
+        );
+      } else {
+        newNavigator?.clearAppBadge?.();
       }
-    };
-
-    handleBadgeUpdate();
-
-    window.addEventListener('focus', handleBadgeUpdate);
-
-    return () => {
-      window.removeEventListener('focus', handleBadgeUpdate);
-    };
+    }
   }, [hasPermission, router.pathname]);
 
   if (router.pathname.match(/(login|setup|resetpassword)/)) {