diff --git a/backend/src/graphql/resolvers/notifications.ts b/backend/src/graphql/resolvers/notifications.ts
index 08a7c48f5..0c35c249e 100644
--- a/backend/src/graphql/resolvers/notifications.ts
+++ b/backend/src/graphql/resolvers/notifications.ts
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ export default {
           MATCH (resource {deleted: false, disabled: false})-[notification:NOTIFIED]->(user:User {id:$id})
           ${whereClause}
           OPTIONAL MATCH (relatedUser:User { id: notification.relatedUserId })
-          OPTIONAL MATCH (resource)<-[membership:MEMBER_OF]-(relatedUser)
+          OPTIONAL MATCH (resource)<-[membership:MEMBER_OF]-(user)
           WITH user, notification, resource, membership, relatedUser,
           [(resource)<-[:WROTE]-(author:User) | author {.*}] AS authors,
           [(resource)-[:COMMENTS]->(post:Post)<-[:WROTE]-(author:User) | post {.*, author: properties(author), postType: [l IN labels(post) WHERE NOT l = 'Post']} ] AS posts