diff --git a/app/models/notification_request.rb b/app/models/notification_request.rb
index 2f601ac36..9fb782621 100644
--- a/app/models/notification_request.rb
+++ b/app/models/notification_request.rb
@@ -47,6 +47,6 @@ class NotificationRequest < ApplicationRecord
   private
 
   def prepare_notifications_count
-    self.notifications_count = Notification.where(account: account, from_account: from_account, filtered: true).limit(MAX_MEANINGFUL_COUNT).count
+    self.notifications_count = Notification.where(account_id: account_id, from_account_id: from_account_id, filtered: true).limit(MAX_MEANINGFUL_COUNT).count
   end
 end