1 files changed, 1 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/push/push_tools.py b/synapse/push/push_tools.py
index 4ea683fee0..5dae4648c0 100644
--- a/synapse/push/push_tools.py
+++ b/synapse/push/push_tools.py
@@ -39,10 +39,7 @@ def get_badge_count(store, user_id):
             )
             # return one badge count per conversation, as count per
             # message is so noisy as to be almost useless
-            # We're populating this badge using the unread_count (instead of the
-            # notify_count) as this badge is the number of missed messages, not the
-            # number of missed notifications.
-            badge += 1 if notifs.get("unread_count") else 0
+            badge += 1 if notifs["notify_count"] else 0
     return badge