diff --git a/code/apps/Managed Software Center/Managed Software Center/Controllers/MainWindowController.swift b/code/apps/Managed Software Center/Managed Software Center/Controllers/MainWindowController.swift
index 9665cfee..e15738ee 100755
--- a/code/apps/Managed Software Center/Managed Software Center/Controllers/MainWindowController.swift	
+++ b/code/apps/Managed Software Center/Managed Software Center/Controllers/MainWindowController.swift	
@@ -180,6 +180,9 @@ class MainWindowController: NSWindowController, NSWindowDelegate, WKNavigationDe
         // makes this app and window impossible(?)/difficult to ignore
         msc_log("msc", "start_obnoxious_mode")
         
+        // make sure we're frontmost
+        NSApp.activate(ignoringOtherApps: true)
+        
         // make it very difficult to switch away from this app
         NSApp.presentationOptions = NSApp.currentSystemPresentationOptions.union(
             NSApplication.PresentationOptions([.hideDock, .disableHideApplication, .disableProcessSwitching, .disableForceQuit]))
diff --git a/code/apps/munki-notifier/munki-notifier/AppDelegate.m b/code/apps/munki-notifier/munki-notifier/AppDelegate.m
index ea428dc2..0c1864b9 100644
--- a/code/apps/munki-notifier/munki-notifier/AppDelegate.m
+++ b/code/apps/munki-notifier/munki-notifier/AppDelegate.m
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #import <UserNotifications/UserNotifications.h>
 
 NSString * const NotificationCenterUIBundleID = @"com.apple.notificationcenterui";
+NSString * const MunkiAppURL = @"munki://";
 NSString * const MunkiNotificationURL = @"munki://notify";
 long const DefaultUseNotificationCenterDays = 3;
 
@@ -113,6 +114,10 @@ long const DefaultUseNotificationCenterDays = 3;
             // to launch MSC.app
             [[NSUserNotificationCenter defaultUserNotificationCenter] removeAllDeliveredNotifications];
         }
+        // work around a bug with multiple spaces by opening the
+        // app first, sleeping, then telling the app to notify
+        [[NSWorkspace sharedWorkspace] openURL:[NSURL URLWithString: MunkiAppURL]];
+        sleep(1);
         [[NSWorkspace sharedWorkspace] openURL:[NSURL URLWithString: MunkiNotificationURL]];
         [NSApp terminate: self];
         return;
@@ -147,16 +152,11 @@ long const DefaultUseNotificationCenterDays = 3;
         message = deadlineMessage;
     }
     
-    // Create options (userInfo) dictionary
-    NSMutableDictionary *options = [NSMutableDictionary dictionary];
-    options[@"action"]   = @"open_url";
-    options[@"value"]    = MunkiNotificationURL;
-    
     // deliver the notification
     [self deliverNotificationWithTitle:title
                               subtitle:subtitle
                                message:message
-                               options:options
+                               options:nil
                                  sound:nil];
 }
 
@@ -256,8 +256,14 @@ long const DefaultUseNotificationCenterDays = 3;
     NSLog(@"    value: %@", value);
     
     if ([action isEqualToString:@"open_url"]){
+        // this option currently unused
         [[NSWorkspace sharedWorkspace] openURL:[NSURL URLWithString:value]];
     } else {
+        // tell MSC app to notify user of updates
+        // work around a bug with multiple spaces by opening the
+        // app first, sleeping, then telling the app to notify
+        [[NSWorkspace sharedWorkspace] openURL:[NSURL URLWithString: MunkiAppURL]];
+        sleep(1);
         [[NSWorkspace sharedWorkspace] openURL:[NSURL URLWithString: MunkiNotificationURL]];
     }
     
diff --git a/code/apps/munki-notifier/munki-notifier/Info.plist b/code/apps/munki-notifier/munki-notifier/Info.plist
index 0ce7f78e..c2bd3749 100644
--- a/code/apps/munki-notifier/munki-notifier/Info.plist
+++ b/code/apps/munki-notifier/munki-notifier/Info.plist
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 	<key>CFBundlePackageType</key>
 	<string>APPL</string>
 	<key>CFBundleShortVersionString</key>
-	<string>2.0</string>
+	<string>2.1.0</string>
 	<key>CFBundleSignature</key>
 	<string>????</string>
 	<key>CFBundleVersion</key>