diff --git a/src/app/currentconversation.cpp b/src/app/currentconversation.cpp
index 891c21be5..361c46eaa 100644
--- a/src/app/currentconversation.cpp
+++ b/src/app/currentconversation.cpp
@@ -258,9 +258,8 @@ CurrentConversation::updateConversationPreferences(const QString& convId)
             color = convInfo.preferences["color"];
         }
         set_color(color);
-        if (convInfo.preferences.contains("ignoreNotifications")) {
-            set_ignoreNotifications(convInfo.preferences["ignoreNotifications"] == "true");
-        }
+        set_ignoreNotifications(convInfo.preferences.contains("ignoreNotifications")
+                                && convInfo.preferences["ignoreNotifications"] == "true");
     }
 }