diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/DaoMessage.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/DaoMessage.java
index 250617ef83..7b387fafa3 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/DaoMessage.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/DaoMessage.java
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ public interface DaoMessage {
             " WHERE message.id = :id")
     LiveData<TupleMessageEx> liveMessage(long id);
 
-    @Query("SELECT COUNT(message.id) AS unseen, SUM(message.ui_ignored) AS ignored" +
+    @Query("SELECT COUNT(message.id) AS unseen, SUM(ABS(notifying)) AS notifying" +
             " FROM message" +
             " JOIN account ON account.id = message.account" +
             " JOIN folder ON folder.id = message.folder" +
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/ServiceSynchronize.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/ServiceSynchronize.java
index 8f3561ae5f..aff1b45352 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/ServiceSynchronize.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/ServiceSynchronize.java
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ public class ServiceSynchronize extends ServiceBase {
         SharedPreferences prefs = PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(this);
 
         db.message().liveUnseen().observe(this, new Observer<TupleMessageStats>() {
-            private TupleMessageStats lastStats = null;
+            private Integer lastUnseen = null;
 
             @Override
             public void onChanged(TupleMessageStats stats) {
@@ -158,14 +158,14 @@ public class ServiceSynchronize extends ServiceBase {
                     stats = new TupleMessageStats();
 
                 boolean unseen_ignored = prefs.getBoolean("unseen_ignored", false);
-                if (!unseen_ignored || stats.ignored == null)
-                    stats.ignored = 0;
+                Integer unseen = (unseen_ignored ? stats.notifying : stats.unseen);
+                if (unseen == null)
+                    unseen = 0;
 
-                if (!stats.equals(lastStats)) {
+                if (lastUnseen == null || !lastUnseen.equals(unseen)) {
                     Log.i("Stats " + stats);
-                    lastStats = stats;
-
-                    setUnseen(stats.unseen - stats.ignored);
+                    lastUnseen = unseen;
+                    setUnseen(unseen);
                 }
             }
         });
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/TupleMessageStats.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/TupleMessageStats.java
index f15e1e2448..7726a71672 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/TupleMessageStats.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/TupleMessageStats.java
@@ -25,15 +25,15 @@ import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
 import java.util.Objects;
 
 public class TupleMessageStats {
-    public Integer unseen = 0;
-    public Integer ignored = 0;
+    public Integer unseen;
+    public Integer notifying;
 
     @Override
     public boolean equals(@Nullable Object obj) {
         if (obj instanceof TupleMessageStats) {
             TupleMessageStats other = (TupleMessageStats) obj;
             return (Objects.equals(this.unseen, other.unseen) &&
-                    Objects.equals(this.ignored, other.ignored));
+                    Objects.equals(this.notifying, other.notifying));
         } else
             return false;
     }
@@ -41,6 +41,6 @@ public class TupleMessageStats {
     @NonNull
     @Override
     public String toString() {
-        return "unseen=" + unseen + " ignored=" + ignored;
+        return "unseen=" + unseen + " notify=" + notifying;
     }
 }