diff --git a/webapp/components/notifications/NotificationMenu/NotificationMenu.spec.js b/webapp/components/notifications/NotificationMenu/NotificationMenu.spec.js
index b8d988b58..5805f475e 100644
--- a/webapp/components/notifications/NotificationMenu/NotificationMenu.spec.js
+++ b/webapp/components/notifications/NotificationMenu/NotificationMenu.spec.js
@@ -79,12 +79,26 @@ describe('NotificationMenu.vue', () => {
                   },
                 },
               },
+              {
+                id: 'notification-43',
+                read: true,
+                post: {
+                  id: 'post-3',
+                  title: 'red post title',
+                  contentExcerpt: 'this is yet another post content',
+                  author: {
+                    id: 'john-1',
+                    slug: 'john-doe',
+                    name: 'John Doe',
+                  },
+                },
+              },
             ],
           }
         }
       })
 
-      it('displays the total number of notifications', () => {
+      it('displays the unred number of notifications', () => {
         wrapper = Wrapper()
         expect(wrapper.find('ds-button-stub').text()).toEqual('2')
       })
diff --git a/webapp/components/notifications/NotificationMenu/NotificationMenu.vue b/webapp/components/notifications/NotificationMenu/NotificationMenu.vue
index f96bd9e73..cbb351d8e 100644
--- a/webapp/components/notifications/NotificationMenu/NotificationMenu.vue
+++ b/webapp/components/notifications/NotificationMenu/NotificationMenu.vue
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     @click.prevent="updateNotifications"
   >
     <ds-button class="notifications-menu" disabled icon="bell">
-      {{ unreadNotifications }}
+      {{ unredNotifications }}
     </ds-button>
   </div>
   <dropdown v-else class="notifications-menu" :placement="placement">
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
           updateNotifications()
         "
       >
-        {{ unreadNotifications }}
+        {{ unredNotifications }}
       </ds-button>
     </template>
     <template slot="popover">
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ export default {
     totalNotifications() {
       return (this.notifications || []).length
     },
-    unreadNotifications() {
+    unredNotifications() {
       let countUnread = 0
       if (this.notifications) {
         this.notifications.forEach(notification => {