diff --git a/packages/common/src/services/audius-backend/AudiusBackend.ts b/packages/common/src/services/audius-backend/AudiusBackend.ts
index cf48287d9a8..db6c92ab68d 100644
--- a/packages/common/src/services/audius-backend/AudiusBackend.ts
+++ b/packages/common/src/services/audius-backend/AudiusBackend.ts
@@ -2094,7 +2094,7 @@ export const audiusBackend = ({
     return {
       groupId: notification.group_id,
       timestamp,
-      isViewed: notification.seen_at == null,
+      isViewed: !!notification.seen_at,
       id: `timestamp:${timestamp}:group_id:${notification.group_id}`
     }
   }
diff --git a/packages/web/src/components/nav/desktop/NavColumn.tsx b/packages/web/src/components/nav/desktop/NavColumn.tsx
index 8fcf7023042..6c97b916fae 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/components/nav/desktop/NavColumn.tsx
+++ b/packages/web/src/components/nav/desktop/NavColumn.tsx
@@ -166,9 +166,9 @@ const NavColumn = ({
       record(make(Name.NOTIFICATIONS_OPEN, { source: 'button' }))
     } else {
       closeNotificationPanel()
-    }
-    if (notificationCount > 0) {
-      markAllNotificationsAsViewed()
+      if (notificationCount > 0) {
+        markAllNotificationsAsViewed()
+      }
     }
   }, [
     notificationPanelIsOpen,