diff --git a/App.xaml.cs b/App.xaml.cs
index e5262fe..efa027c 100644
--- a/App.xaml.cs
+++ b/App.xaml.cs
@@ -86,10 +86,9 @@ public partial class App : System.Windows.Application
 
     private void CreateTrayIcon()
     {
-        var iconPath = Path.Combine(AppContext.BaseDirectory, "app.ico");
         _notifyIcon = new Forms.NotifyIcon
         {
-            Icon = new System.Drawing.Icon(iconPath),
+            Icon = System.Drawing.Icon.ExtractAssociatedIcon(Environment.ProcessPath ?? "") ?? System.Drawing.SystemIcons.Application,
             Text = "Omni-Notify",
             Visible = true
         };
diff --git a/OmniNotify.csproj b/OmniNotify.csproj
index ce84f78..2c1cc84 100644
--- a/OmniNotify.csproj
+++ b/OmniNotify.csproj
@@ -10,8 +10,4 @@
     <ApplicationIcon>app.ico</ApplicationIcon>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
-  <ItemGroup>
-    <Content Include="app.ico" CopyToOutputDirectory="PreserveNewest" />
-  </ItemGroup>
-
 </Project>