diff --git a/packages/app-desktop/tools/notarizeMacApp.js b/packages/app-desktop/tools/notarizeMacApp.js
index f451058553..12eb295475 100644
--- a/packages/app-desktop/tools/notarizeMacApp.js
+++ b/packages/app-desktop/tools/notarizeMacApp.js
@@ -20,13 +20,18 @@ function execCommand(command) {
 	});
 }
 
+function isDesktopAppTag(tagName) {
+	if (!tagName) return false;
+	return tagName[0] === 'v';
+}
+
 module.exports = async function(params) {
 	if (process.platform !== 'darwin') return;
 
 	console.info('Checking if notarization should be done...');
 
-	if (!process.env.IS_CONTINUOUS_INTEGRATION || !process.env.GIT_TAG_NAME) {
-		console.info(`Either not running in CI or not processing a tag - skipping notarization. process.env.IS_CONTINUOUS_INTEGRATION = ${process.env.IS_CONTINUOUS_INTEGRATION}; process.env.GIT_TAG_NAME = ${process.env.GIT_TAG_NAME}`);
+	if (!process.env.IS_CONTINUOUS_INTEGRATION || !isDesktopAppTag(process.env.GIT_TAG_NAME)) {
+		console.info(`Either not running in CI or not processing a desktop app tag - skipping notarization. process.env.IS_CONTINUOUS_INTEGRATION = ${process.env.IS_CONTINUOUS_INTEGRATION}; process.env.GIT_TAG_NAME = ${process.env.GIT_TAG_NAME}`);
 		return;
 	}