diff --git a/apps/app1/notification.py b/apps/app1/notification.py
index 2672634..143fdc3 100644
--- a/apps/app1/notification.py
+++ b/apps/app1/notification.py
@@ -4,4 +4,7 @@ from appdaemon.adapi import ADAPI
 class Notification:
     def __init__(self, ad: ADAPI) -> None:
         self.ad = ad
-        # self.ad.logger.info(' NEW LOG LINE '.center(50, '='))
+        self.ad.logger.info(' NEW LOG LINE '.center(50, '='))
+
+    def send(self, message: str = "message not specified") -> None:
+        self.ad.log(message, level="DEBUG")
diff --git a/apps/global_apps.yaml b/apps/global_apps.yaml
index 412735d..2dcccf6 100644
--- a/apps/global_apps.yaml
+++ b/apps/global_apps.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
 globals:
   module: globals
   global: true
+companion_app:
+  module: app1.notification
+  global: true
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diff --git a/apps/test/test.py b/apps/test/test.py
index c903c6e..7fd2af2 100644
--- a/apps/test/test.py
+++ b/apps/test/test.py
@@ -5,5 +5,5 @@ from appdaemon.adbase import ADBase
 class Test(ADBase):
     def initialize(self):
         self.adapi = self.get_ad_api()
-        self.notification = Notification(self.adapi)
-        # self.notify.send("Test message from Test2 app.")
+        self.notify = Notification(self.adapi)
+        self.notify.send("Test message from Test2 app.")
diff --git a/apps/test/test.yaml b/apps/test/test.yaml
index 424f6fd..b97632c 100644
--- a/apps/test/test.yaml
+++ b/apps/test/test.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 test:
   module: test
   class: Test
-  log_level: DEBUG
\ No newline at end of file
+  log_level: DEBUG
+  dependencies: companion_app
\ No newline at end of file