diff --git a/public/src/modules/notifications.js b/public/src/modules/notifications.js
index e0679b8e1b..b749c2e068 100644
--- a/public/src/modules/notifications.js
+++ b/public/src/modules/notifications.js
@@ -74,11 +74,11 @@ define('notifications', [
 	Notifications.handleUnreadButton = function (notifList) {
 		notifList.on('click', '.mark-read', function () {
 			const $this = $(this);
-			const liEl = $this.parents('li[data-nid]');
-			const unread = liEl.hasClass('unread');
-			const nid = liEl.attr('data-nid');
+			const notifEl = $this.parents('[data-nid]');
+			const unread = notifEl.hasClass('unread');
+			const nid = notifEl.attr('data-nid');
 			markNotification(nid, unread, function () {
-				liEl.toggleClass('unread');
+				notifEl.toggleClass('unread');
 				$this.find('.unread').toggleClass('hidden', unread);
 				$this.find('.read').toggleClass('hidden', !unread);
 			});