diff --git a/simplexmq.cabal b/simplexmq.cabal
index cb4676bed..460d8deb5 100644
--- a/simplexmq.cabal
+++ b/simplexmq.cabal
@@ -414,6 +414,7 @@ test-suite simplexmq-test
       AgentTests.EqInstances
       AgentTests.FunctionalAPITests
       AgentTests.MigrationTests
+      AgentTests.NotificationTests
       AgentTests.ServerChoice
       CLITests
       CoreTests.BatchingTests
@@ -446,7 +447,6 @@ test-suite simplexmq-test
       Paths_simplexmq
   if !flag(client_postgres)
       other-modules:
-          AgentTests.NotificationTests
           AgentTests.SchemaDump
           AgentTests.SQLiteTests
   hs-source-dirs:
diff --git a/src/Simplex/Messaging/Agent/Store.hs b/src/Simplex/Messaging/Agent/Store.hs
index ff8c29b6c..1582f5cc7 100644
--- a/src/Simplex/Messaging/Agent/Store.hs
+++ b/src/Simplex/Messaging/Agent/Store.hs
@@ -73,6 +73,9 @@ createStore dbFilePath dbKey keepKey = Store.createDBStore dbFilePath dbKey keep
 closeStore :: DBStore -> IO ()
 closeStore = Store.closeDBStore
 
+reopenStore :: DBStore -> IO ()
+reopenStore = Store.reopenDBStore
+
 execSQL :: DB.Connection -> Text -> IO [Text]
 execSQL = Store.execSQL
 
diff --git a/src/Simplex/Messaging/Agent/Store/Postgres.hs b/src/Simplex/Messaging/Agent/Store/Postgres.hs
index ad66c7763..4d2f6c33c 100644
--- a/src/Simplex/Messaging/Agent/Store/Postgres.hs
+++ b/src/Simplex/Messaging/Agent/Store/Postgres.hs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+{-# LANGUAGE LambdaCase #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE NamedFieldPuns #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE OverloadedStrings #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE QuasiQuotes #-}
@@ -6,7 +7,8 @@
 module Simplex.Messaging.Agent.Store.Postgres
   ( createDBStore,
     closeDBStore,
-    execSQL
+    reopenDBStore,
+    execSQL,
   )
 where
 
@@ -15,7 +17,7 @@ import Control.Monad (unless, void)
 import Data.Functor (($>))
 import Data.String (fromString)
 import Data.Text (Text)
-import Database.PostgreSQL.Simple (ConnectInfo (..), Only (..), defaultConnectInfo)
+import Database.PostgreSQL.Simple (ConnectInfo (..), Only (..))
 import qualified Database.PostgreSQL.Simple as PSQL
 import Database.PostgreSQL.Simple.SqlQQ (sql)
 import Simplex.Messaging.Agent.Store.Migrations (migrateSchema)
@@ -24,7 +26,7 @@ import qualified Simplex.Messaging.Agent.Store.Postgres.DB as DB
 import Simplex.Messaging.Agent.Store.Postgres.Util (createDBAndUserIfNotExists)
 import Simplex.Messaging.Agent.Store.Shared (Migration (..), MigrationConfirmation (..), MigrationError (..))
 import Simplex.Messaging.Util (ifM)
-import UnliftIO.Exception (onException)
+import UnliftIO.Exception (bracketOnError, onException)
 import UnliftIO.MVar
 import UnliftIO.STM
 
@@ -44,11 +46,11 @@ createDBStore connectInfo schema migrations confirmMigrations = do
     Left e -> closeDBStore st $> Left e
 
 connectPostgresStore :: ConnectInfo -> String -> IO DBStore
-connectPostgresStore dbConnectInfo schema = do
-  (dbConn, dbNew) <- connectDB dbConnectInfo schema -- TODO [postgres] analogue for dbBusyLoop?
+connectPostgresStore dbConnectInfo dbSchema = do
+  (dbConn, dbNew) <- connectDB dbConnectInfo dbSchema -- TODO [postgres] analogue for dbBusyLoop?
   dbConnection <- newMVar dbConn
   dbClosed <- newTVarIO False
-  pure DBStore {dbConnectInfo, dbConnection, dbNew, dbClosed}
+  pure DBStore {dbConnectInfo, dbSchema, dbConnection, dbNew, dbClosed}
 
 connectDB :: ConnectInfo -> String -> IO (DB.Connection, Bool)
 connectDB dbConnectInfo schema = do
@@ -81,6 +83,22 @@ closeDBStore st@DBStore {dbClosed} =
       DB.close conn
       atomically $ writeTVar dbClosed True
 
+openPostgresStore_ :: DBStore -> IO ()
+openPostgresStore_ DBStore {dbConnectInfo, dbSchema, dbConnection, dbClosed} =
+  bracketOnError
+    (takeMVar dbConnection)
+    (tryPutMVar dbConnection)
+    $ \_dbConn -> do
+      (dbConn, _dbNew) <- connectDB dbConnectInfo dbSchema
+      atomically $ writeTVar dbClosed False
+      putMVar dbConnection dbConn
+
+reopenDBStore :: DBStore -> IO ()
+reopenDBStore st@DBStore {dbClosed} =
+  ifM (readTVarIO dbClosed) open (putStrLn "reopenDBStore: already opened")
+  where
+    open = openPostgresStore_ st
+
 -- TODO [postgres] not necessary for postgres (used for ExecAgentStoreSQL, ExecChatStoreSQL)
 execSQL :: PSQL.Connection -> Text -> IO [Text]
 execSQL _db _query = throwIO (userError "not implemented")
diff --git a/src/Simplex/Messaging/Agent/Store/Postgres/Common.hs b/src/Simplex/Messaging/Agent/Store/Postgres/Common.hs
index b23dcf9c8..1aa73258b 100644
--- a/src/Simplex/Messaging/Agent/Store/Postgres/Common.hs
+++ b/src/Simplex/Messaging/Agent/Store/Postgres/Common.hs
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import UnliftIO.STM
 -- TODO [postgres] use log_min_duration_statement instead of custom slow queries (SQLite's Connection type)
 data DBStore = DBStore
   { dbConnectInfo :: PSQL.ConnectInfo,
+    dbSchema :: String,
     dbConnection :: MVar PSQL.Connection,
     dbClosed :: TVar Bool,
     dbNew :: Bool
diff --git a/src/Simplex/Messaging/Agent/Store/Postgres/Migrations/M20241210_initial.hs b/src/Simplex/Messaging/Agent/Store/Postgres/Migrations/M20241210_initial.hs
index 15574d313..6b760342f 100644
--- a/src/Simplex/Messaging/Agent/Store/Postgres/Migrations/M20241210_initial.hs
+++ b/src/Simplex/Messaging/Agent/Store/Postgres/Migrations/M20241210_initial.hs
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ CREATE TABLE ntf_tokens(
   tkn_action BYTEA,
   created_at TIMESTAMPTZ NOT NULL DEFAULT (now()),
   updated_at TIMESTAMPTZ NOT NULL DEFAULT (now()),
-  ntf_mode TEXT NULL,
+  ntf_mode BYTEA NULL,
   PRIMARY KEY(provider, device_token, ntf_host, ntf_port),
   FOREIGN KEY(ntf_host, ntf_port) REFERENCES ntf_servers
   ON DELETE RESTRICT ON UPDATE CASCADE
@@ -222,8 +222,8 @@ CREATE TABLE ntf_subscriptions(
   ntf_port TEXT NOT NULL,
   ntf_sub_id BYTEA,
   ntf_sub_status TEXT NOT NULL,
-  ntf_sub_action TEXT,
-  ntf_sub_smp_action TEXT,
+  ntf_sub_action BYTEA,
+  ntf_sub_smp_action BYTEA,
   ntf_sub_action_ts TIMESTAMPTZ,
   updated_by_supervisor SMALLINT NOT NULL DEFAULT 0,
   created_at TIMESTAMPTZ NOT NULL DEFAULT (now()),
diff --git a/src/Simplex/Messaging/Agent/Store/SQLite.hs b/src/Simplex/Messaging/Agent/Store/SQLite.hs
index 4e03bb6f3..f023e481e 100644
--- a/src/Simplex/Messaging/Agent/Store/SQLite.hs
+++ b/src/Simplex/Messaging/Agent/Store/SQLite.hs
@@ -27,13 +27,12 @@
 module Simplex.Messaging.Agent.Store.SQLite
   ( createDBStore,
     closeDBStore,
+    reopenDBStore,
     execSQL,
     -- used in Simplex.Chat.Archive
     sqlString,
     keyString,
     storeKey,
-    -- used in Simplex.Chat.Mobile and tests
-    reopenSQLiteStore,
     -- used in tests
     connectSQLiteStore,
     openSQLiteStore,
@@ -127,14 +126,14 @@ openSQLiteStore_ DBStore {dbConnection, dbFilePath, dbKey, dbClosed} key keepKey
         writeTVar dbKey $! storeKey key keepKey
       putMVar dbConnection DB.Connection {conn, slow}
 
-reopenSQLiteStore :: DBStore -> IO ()
-reopenSQLiteStore st@DBStore {dbKey, dbClosed} =
-  ifM (readTVarIO dbClosed) open (putStrLn "reopenSQLiteStore: already opened")
+reopenDBStore :: DBStore -> IO ()
+reopenDBStore st@DBStore {dbKey, dbClosed} =
+  ifM (readTVarIO dbClosed) open (putStrLn "reopenDBStore: already opened")
   where
     open =
       readTVarIO dbKey >>= \case
         Just key -> openSQLiteStore_ st key True
-        Nothing -> fail "reopenSQLiteStore: no key"
+        Nothing -> fail "reopenDBStore: no key"
 
 keyString :: ScrubbedBytes -> Text
 keyString = sqlString . safeDecodeUtf8 . BA.convert
diff --git a/tests/AgentTests.hs b/tests/AgentTests.hs
index dff6cd4b0..1c0a69d8d 100644
--- a/tests/AgentTests.hs
+++ b/tests/AgentTests.hs
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import AgentTests.ConnectionRequestTests
 import AgentTests.DoubleRatchetTests (doubleRatchetTests)
 import AgentTests.FunctionalAPITests (functionalAPITests)
 import AgentTests.MigrationTests (migrationTests)
+import AgentTests.NotificationTests (notificationTests)
 import AgentTests.ServerChoice (serverChoiceTests)
 import Simplex.Messaging.Transport (ATransport (..))
 import Test.Hspec
@@ -19,7 +20,6 @@ import Test.Hspec
 import Fixtures
 import Simplex.Messaging.Agent.Store.Postgres.Util (dropAllSchemasExceptSystem)
 #else
-import AgentTests.NotificationTests (notificationTests)
 import AgentTests.SQLiteTests (storeTests)
 #endif
 
@@ -30,12 +30,12 @@ agentTests (ATransport t) = do
   describe "Double ratchet tests" doubleRatchetTests
 #if defined(dbPostgres)
   after_ (dropAllSchemasExceptSystem testDBConnectInfo) $ do
+#else
+  do
+#endif
     describe "Functional API" $ functionalAPITests (ATransport t)
     describe "Chosen servers" serverChoiceTests
-#else
-  describe "Functional API" $ functionalAPITests (ATransport t)
-  describe "Chosen servers" serverChoiceTests
-  -- notifications aren't tested with postgres, as we don't plan to use iOS client with it
-  describe "Notification tests" $ notificationTests (ATransport t)
+    describe "Notification tests" $ notificationTests (ATransport t)
+#if !defined(dbPostgres)
   describe "SQLite store" storeTests
 #endif
diff --git a/tests/AgentTests/NotificationTests.hs b/tests/AgentTests/NotificationTests.hs
index 33e15792e..3709c489b 100644
--- a/tests/AgentTests/NotificationTests.hs
+++ b/tests/AgentTests/NotificationTests.hs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+{-# LANGUAGE CPP #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE DuplicateRecordFields #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE FlexibleContexts #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE GADTs #-}
@@ -53,7 +54,6 @@ import qualified Data.ByteString.Char8 as B
 import Data.List.NonEmpty (NonEmpty (..))
 import qualified Data.List.NonEmpty as L
 import Data.Text.Encoding (encodeUtf8)
-import Database.SQLite.Simple.QQ (sql)
 import NtfClient
 import SMPAgentClient (agentCfg, initAgentServers, initAgentServers2, testDB, testDB2, testNtfServer, testNtfServer2)
 import SMPClient (cfg, cfgVPrev, testPort, testPort2, testStoreLogFile2, testStoreMsgsDir2, withSmpServer, withSmpServerConfigOn, withSmpServerStoreLogOn, withSmpServerStoreMsgLogOn)
@@ -62,9 +62,9 @@ import Simplex.Messaging.Agent.Client (ProtocolTestFailure (..), ProtocolTestSte
 import Simplex.Messaging.Agent.Env.SQLite (AgentConfig, Env (..), InitialAgentServers)
 import Simplex.Messaging.Agent.Protocol hiding (CON, CONF, INFO, SENT)
 import Simplex.Messaging.Agent.Store.AgentStore (getSavedNtfToken)
-import Simplex.Messaging.Agent.Store.SQLite (closeDBStore, reopenSQLiteStore)
-import Simplex.Messaging.Agent.Store.SQLite.Common (withTransaction)
-import qualified Simplex.Messaging.Agent.Store.SQLite.DB as DB
+import Simplex.Messaging.Agent.Store (closeStore, reopenStore)
+import Simplex.Messaging.Agent.Store.Common (withTransaction)
+import qualified Simplex.Messaging.Agent.Store.DB as DB
 import qualified Simplex.Messaging.Crypto as C
 import Simplex.Messaging.Encoding.String
 import Simplex.Messaging.Notifications.Protocol
@@ -78,6 +78,11 @@ import Simplex.Messaging.Server.Env.STM (ServerConfig (..))
 import Simplex.Messaging.Transport (ATransport)
 import Test.Hspec
 import UnliftIO
+#if defined(dbPostgres)
+import Database.PostgreSQL.Simple.SqlQQ (sql)
+#else
+import Database.SQLite.Simple.QQ (sql)
+#endif
 
 notificationTests :: ATransport -> Spec
 notificationTests t = do
@@ -496,7 +501,7 @@ testNotificationSubscriptionExistingConnection apns baseId alice@AgentClient {ag
 
   threadDelay 500000
   suspendAgent alice 0
-  closeDBStore store
+  closeStore store
   threadDelay 1000000
   putStrLn "before opening the database from another agent"
 
@@ -507,7 +512,7 @@ testNotificationSubscriptionExistingConnection apns baseId alice@AgentClient {ag
 
   threadDelay 1000000
   putStrLn "after closing the database in another agent"
-  reopenSQLiteStore store
+  reopenStore store
   foregroundAgent alice
   threadDelay 500000
 
diff --git a/tests/AgentTests/SQLiteTests.hs b/tests/AgentTests/SQLiteTests.hs
index 51112c426..d076a2fbc 100644
--- a/tests/AgentTests/SQLiteTests.hs
+++ b/tests/AgentTests/SQLiteTests.hs
@@ -604,7 +604,7 @@ testCloseReopenStore = do
   hasMigrations st
   closeDBStore st
   errorGettingMigrations st
-  reopenSQLiteStore st
+  reopenDBStore st
   hasMigrations st
 
 testCloseReopenEncryptedStore :: IO ()
@@ -615,13 +615,13 @@ testCloseReopenEncryptedStore = do
   closeDBStore st
   closeDBStore st
   errorGettingMigrations st
-  reopenSQLiteStore st `shouldThrow` \(e :: SomeException) -> "reopenSQLiteStore: no key" `isInfixOf` show e
+  reopenDBStore st `shouldThrow` \(e :: SomeException) -> "reopenDBStore: no key" `isInfixOf` show e
   openSQLiteStore st key True
   openSQLiteStore st key True
   hasMigrations st
   closeDBStore st
   errorGettingMigrations st
-  reopenSQLiteStore st
+  reopenDBStore st
   hasMigrations st
 
 testReopenEncryptedStoreKeepKey :: IO ()
@@ -631,7 +631,7 @@ testReopenEncryptedStoreKeepKey = do
   hasMigrations st
   closeDBStore st
   errorGettingMigrations st
-  reopenSQLiteStore st
+  reopenDBStore st
   hasMigrations st
 
 getMigrations :: DBStore -> IO Bool