diff --git a/src/user/notifications.js b/src/user/notifications.js
index 7f4a833350..b6e82e6d23 100644
--- a/src/user/notifications.js
+++ b/src/user/notifications.js
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ var async = require('async'),
 	};
 
 	UserNotifications.getUnreadCount = function(uid, callback) {
-		db.sortedSetCount('uid:' + uid + ':notifications:unread', -Infinity, Infinity, callback);
+		db.sortedSetCard('uid:' + uid + ':notifications:unread', callback);
 	};
 
 	UserNotifications.getUnreadByField = function(uid, field, value, callback) {