diff --git a/src/gui/calendar-management/gcal-calendar-management-dialog.c b/src/gui/calendar-management/gcal-calendar-management-dialog.c
index 754723ac..b151e026 100644
--- a/src/gui/calendar-management/gcal-calendar-management-dialog.c
+++ b/src/gui/calendar-management/gcal-calendar-management-dialog.c
@@ -247,7 +247,6 @@ gcal_calendar_management_dialog_set_property (GObject      *object,
       g_assert (self->context == NULL);
       self->context = g_value_dup_object (value);
       setup_context (self);
-      g_object_notify_by_pspec (object, properties[PROP_CONTEXT]);
       break;
 
     default:
diff --git a/src/gui/gcal-edit-dialog.c b/src/gui/gcal-edit-dialog.c
index dd7810fd..2e5246c6 100644
--- a/src/gui/gcal-edit-dialog.c
+++ b/src/gui/gcal-edit-dialog.c
@@ -1202,6 +1202,7 @@ gcal_edit_dialog_set_property (GObject      *object,
       break;
 
     case PROP_CONTEXT:
+      g_assert (self->context == NULL);
       self->context = g_value_dup_object (value);
       g_signal_connect_object (self->context,
                                "notify::time-format",
diff --git a/src/gui/gcal-quick-add-popover.c b/src/gui/gcal-quick-add-popover.c
index 34d97ed1..4f638637 100644
--- a/src/gui/gcal-quick-add-popover.c
+++ b/src/gui/gcal-quick-add-popover.c
@@ -783,12 +783,14 @@ gcal_quick_add_popover_set_property (GObject      *object,
       break;
 
     case PROP_CONTEXT:
-      if (g_set_object (&self->context, g_value_get_object (value)))
         {
           g_autoptr (GList) calendars = NULL;
           GcalManager *manager;
           GList *l;
 
+          g_assert (self->context == NULL);
+          self->context = g_value_dup_object (value);
+
           /* Add currently loaded sources */
           manager = gcal_context_get_manager (self->context);
           calendars = gcal_manager_get_calendars (manager);
@@ -807,8 +809,6 @@ gcal_quick_add_popover_set_property (GObject      *object,
                                    G_CALLBACK (update_header),
                                    self,
                                    G_CONNECT_SWAPPED);
-
-          g_object_notify (G_OBJECT (self), "context");
         }
       break;
 
@@ -889,9 +889,9 @@ gcal_quick_add_popover_class_init (GcalQuickAddPopoverClass *klass)
                                                        G_PARAM_READWRITE));
 
   /**
-   * GcalQuickAddPopover::manager:
+   * GcalQuickAddPopover::context:
    *
-   * The manager of the application.
+   * The context of the application.
    */
   g_object_class_install_property (object_class,
                                    PROP_CONTEXT,
@@ -899,7 +899,7 @@ gcal_quick_add_popover_class_init (GcalQuickAddPopoverClass *klass)
                                                         "Context of the application",
                                                         "The singleton context of the application",
                                                         GCAL_TYPE_CONTEXT,
-                                                        G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+                                                        G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_EXPLICIT_NOTIFY | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
   gtk_widget_class_set_template_from_resource (widget_class, "/org/gnome/calendar/quick-add-popover.ui");
 
diff --git a/src/gui/gcal-window.c b/src/gui/gcal-window.c
index 1dfb9998..0f660eea 100644
--- a/src/gui/gcal-window.c
+++ b/src/gui/gcal-window.c
@@ -868,15 +868,15 @@ gcal_window_constructed (GObject *object)
    * FIXME: this is a hack around the issue that happens when trying to bind
    * these properties using the GtkBuilder .ui file.
    */
-  g_object_bind_property (self, "context", self->calendar_popover, "context", G_BINDING_DEFAULT);
+  g_object_bind_property (self, "context", self->calendar_popover, "context", G_BINDING_DEFAULT | G_BINDING_SYNC_CREATE);
   g_object_bind_property (self, "context", self->weather_settings, "context", G_BINDING_DEFAULT | G_BINDING_SYNC_CREATE);
-  g_object_bind_property (self, "context", self->calendar_management_dialog, "context", G_BINDING_DEFAULT);
+  g_object_bind_property (self, "context", self->calendar_management_dialog, "context", G_BINDING_DEFAULT | G_BINDING_SYNC_CREATE);
   g_object_bind_property (self, "context", self->week_view, "context", G_BINDING_DEFAULT | G_BINDING_SYNC_CREATE);
   g_object_bind_property (self, "context", self->month_view, "context", G_BINDING_DEFAULT | G_BINDING_SYNC_CREATE);
   g_object_bind_property (self, "context", self->year_view, "context", G_BINDING_DEFAULT | G_BINDING_SYNC_CREATE);
   g_object_bind_property (self, "context", self->edit_dialog, "context", G_BINDING_DEFAULT | G_BINDING_SYNC_CREATE);
   g_object_bind_property (self, "context", self->quick_add_popover, "context", G_BINDING_DEFAULT | G_BINDING_SYNC_CREATE);
-  g_object_bind_property (self, "context", self->search_button, "context", G_BINDING_DEFAULT);
+  g_object_bind_property (self, "context", self->search_button, "context", G_BINDING_DEFAULT | G_BINDING_SYNC_CREATE);
 
   GCAL_EXIT;
 }
@@ -908,16 +908,15 @@ gcal_window_set_property (GObject      *object,
       break;
 
     case PROP_CONTEXT:
-      if (g_set_object (&self->context, g_value_get_object (value)))
-        {
-          g_settings_bind (gcal_context_get_settings (self->context),
-                           "active-view",
-                           self,
-                           "active-view",
-                           G_SETTINGS_BIND_SET | G_SETTINGS_BIND_GET);
+      g_assert (self->context == NULL);
+      self->context = g_value_dup_object (value);
+
+      g_settings_bind (gcal_context_get_settings (self->context),
+                       "active-view",
+                       self,
+                       "active-view",
+                       G_SETTINGS_BIND_SET | G_SETTINGS_BIND_GET);
 
-          g_object_notify_by_pspec (object, properties[PROP_CONTEXT]);
-        }
       break;
 
     default:
@@ -1024,7 +1023,7 @@ gcal_window_class_init (GcalWindowClass *klass)
                                                   "Context",
                                                   "Context",
                                                   GCAL_TYPE_CONTEXT,
-                                                  G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT_ONLY | G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS);
+                                                  G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT_ONLY | G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_EXPLICIT_NOTIFY | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS);
 
   properties[PROP_NEW_EVENT_MODE] = g_param_spec_boolean ("new-event-mode",
                                                           "New Event mode",
diff --git a/src/views/gcal-month-view.c b/src/views/gcal-month-view.c
index cde8062b..459173c2 100644
--- a/src/views/gcal-month-view.c
+++ b/src/views/gcal-month-view.c
@@ -2182,6 +2182,7 @@ gcal_month_view_set_property (GObject       *object,
       break;
 
     case PROP_CONTEXT:
+      g_assert (self->context == NULL);
       self->context = g_value_dup_object (value);
 
       for (i = 0; i < 42; i++)
@@ -2199,8 +2200,6 @@ gcal_month_view_set_property (GObject       *object,
                                self,
                                0);
       update_weather (self, TRUE);
-
-      g_object_notify (object, "context");
       break;
 
     default:
diff --git a/src/views/gcal-view.c b/src/views/gcal-view.c
index c5b0bf50..8894c53a 100644
--- a/src/views/gcal-view.c
+++ b/src/views/gcal-view.c
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ gcal_view_default_init (GcalViewInterface *iface)
                                                             "The context",
                                                             "The context of the view",
                                                             GCAL_TYPE_CONTEXT,
-                                                            G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
+                                                            G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_EXPLICIT_NOTIFY | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
   /**
    * GcalView::create-event:
diff --git a/src/views/gcal-week-view.c b/src/views/gcal-week-view.c
index 9d9b7111..16928a30 100644
--- a/src/views/gcal-week-view.c
+++ b/src/views/gcal-week-view.c
@@ -570,6 +570,7 @@ gcal_week_view_set_property (GObject       *object,
       break;
 
     case PROP_CONTEXT:
+      g_assert (self->context == NULL);
       self->context = g_value_dup_object (value);
 
       gcal_week_grid_set_context (GCAL_WEEK_GRID (self->week_grid), self->context);
@@ -580,8 +581,6 @@ gcal_week_view_set_property (GObject       *object,
                                G_CALLBACK (gtk_widget_queue_draw),
                                self->hours_bar,
                                G_CONNECT_SWAPPED);
-
-      g_object_notify (object, "context");
       break;
 
     default:
diff --git a/src/views/gcal-year-view.c b/src/views/gcal-year-view.c
index 30b80482..43e8b1b6 100644
--- a/src/views/gcal-year-view.c
+++ b/src/views/gcal-year-view.c
@@ -1744,6 +1744,7 @@ gcal_year_view_set_property (GObject      *object,
       break;
 
     case PROP_CONTEXT:
+      g_assert (self->context == NULL);
       self->context = g_value_dup_object (value);
 
       g_signal_connect_object (gcal_context_get_clock (self->context),
@@ -1758,8 +1759,6 @@ gcal_year_view_set_property (GObject      *object,
                                self,
                                0);
       update_weather (self);
-
-      g_object_notify (object, "context");
       break;
 
     case PROP_SHOW_WEEK_NUMBERS:
diff --git a/src/weather/gcal-weather-settings.c b/src/weather/gcal-weather-settings.c
index dd17df7d..6d122bfd 100644
--- a/src/weather/gcal-weather-settings.c
+++ b/src/weather/gcal-weather-settings.c
@@ -313,14 +313,12 @@ gcal_weather_settings_set_property (GObject      *object,
   switch (prop_id)
     {
     case PROP_CONTEXT:
-      if (g_set_object (&self->context, g_value_get_object (value)))
-        {
-          load_weather_settings (self);
-          update_menu_weather_sensitivity (self);
-          manage_weather_service (self);
+      g_assert (self->context == NULL);
+      self->context = g_value_dup_object (value);
 
-          g_object_notify_by_pspec (object, properties[PROP_CONTEXT]);
-        }
+      load_weather_settings (self);
+      update_menu_weather_sensitivity (self);
+      manage_weather_service (self);
       break;
 
     default:
@@ -342,7 +340,7 @@ gcal_weather_settings_class_init (GcalWeatherSettingsClass *klass)
                                                   "Context",
                                                   "Context",
                                                   GCAL_TYPE_CONTEXT,
-                                                  G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS);
+                                                  G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_EXPLICIT_NOTIFY | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS);
 
   g_object_class_install_properties (object_class, N_PROPS, properties);