diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6f89034..d127ba7 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## TBA
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+- Fixed notification counter not updating (#9)
+
 ## 0.1 (2023-07-17)
 
 - Initial release
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Leomard.xcodeproj/xcuserdata/konradfigura.xcuserdatad/xcdebugger/Breakpoints_v2.xcbkptlist b/Leomard.xcodeproj/xcuserdata/konradfigura.xcuserdatad/xcdebugger/Breakpoints_v2.xcbkptlist
index f92b401..e76b709 100644
--- a/Leomard.xcodeproj/xcuserdata/konradfigura.xcuserdatad/xcdebugger/Breakpoints_v2.xcbkptlist
+++ b/Leomard.xcodeproj/xcuserdata/konradfigura.xcuserdatad/xcdebugger/Breakpoints_v2.xcbkptlist
@@ -302,8 +302,8 @@
             filePath = "Leomard/services/RequestHandler.swift"
             startingColumnNumber = "9223372036854775807"
             endingColumnNumber = "9223372036854775807"
-            startingLineNumber = "63"
-            endingLineNumber = "63"
+            startingLineNumber = "65"
+            endingLineNumber = "65"
             landmarkName = "makeApiRequest(host:request:method:body:completion:)"
             landmarkType = "7">
          </BreakpointContent>
@@ -318,8 +318,8 @@
             filePath = "Leomard/services/RequestHandler.swift"
             startingColumnNumber = "9223372036854775807"
             endingColumnNumber = "9223372036854775807"
-            startingLineNumber = "69"
-            endingLineNumber = "69"
+            startingLineNumber = "71"
+            endingLineNumber = "71"
             landmarkName = "makeApiRequest(host:request:method:body:completion:)"
             landmarkType = "7">
          </BreakpointContent>
@@ -638,8 +638,8 @@
             filePath = "Leomard/views/ContentView.swift"
             startingColumnNumber = "9223372036854775807"
             endingColumnNumber = "9223372036854775807"
-            startingLineNumber = "299"
-            endingLineNumber = "299"
+            startingLineNumber = "300"
+            endingLineNumber = "300"
             landmarkName = "startPeriodicUnreadMessageCheck()"
             landmarkType = "7">
          </BreakpointContent>
@@ -654,8 +654,8 @@
             filePath = "Leomard/views/ContentView.swift"
             startingColumnNumber = "9223372036854775807"
             endingColumnNumber = "9223372036854775807"
-            startingLineNumber = "143"
-            endingLineNumber = "143"
+            startingLineNumber = "141"
+            endingLineNumber = "141"
             landmarkName = "loadUserData()"
             landmarkType = "7">
             <Locations>
@@ -702,8 +702,8 @@
             filePath = "Leomard/views/ContentView.swift"
             startingColumnNumber = "9223372036854775807"
             endingColumnNumber = "9223372036854775807"
-            startingLineNumber = "187"
-            endingLineNumber = "187"
+            startingLineNumber = "188"
+            endingLineNumber = "188"
             landmarkName = "logout()"
             landmarkType = "7">
          </BreakpointContent>
@@ -718,8 +718,8 @@
             filePath = "Leomard/views/ContentView.swift"
             startingColumnNumber = "9223372036854775807"
             endingColumnNumber = "9223372036854775807"
-            startingLineNumber = "191"
-            endingLineNumber = "191"
+            startingLineNumber = "192"
+            endingLineNumber = "192"
             landmarkName = "logout()"
             landmarkType = "7">
          </BreakpointContent>
@@ -734,8 +734,8 @@
             filePath = "Leomard/views/ContentView.swift"
             startingColumnNumber = "9223372036854775807"
             endingColumnNumber = "9223372036854775807"
-            startingLineNumber = "192"
-            endingLineNumber = "192"
+            startingLineNumber = "193"
+            endingLineNumber = "193"
             landmarkName = "logout()"
             landmarkType = "7">
          </BreakpointContent>
@@ -750,8 +750,8 @@
             filePath = "Leomard/views/ContentView.swift"
             startingColumnNumber = "9223372036854775807"
             endingColumnNumber = "9223372036854775807"
-            startingLineNumber = "147"
-            endingLineNumber = "147"
+            startingLineNumber = "145"
+            endingLineNumber = "145"
             landmarkName = "loadUserData()"
             landmarkType = "7">
          </BreakpointContent>
@@ -766,8 +766,8 @@
             filePath = "Leomard/views/ContentView.swift"
             startingColumnNumber = "9223372036854775807"
             endingColumnNumber = "9223372036854775807"
-            startingLineNumber = "151"
-            endingLineNumber = "151"
+            startingLineNumber = "149"
+            endingLineNumber = "149"
             landmarkName = "loadUserData()"
             landmarkType = "7">
          </BreakpointContent>
@@ -798,8 +798,8 @@
             filePath = "Leomard/views/ContentView.swift"
             startingColumnNumber = "9223372036854775807"
             endingColumnNumber = "9223372036854775807"
-            startingLineNumber = "188"
-            endingLineNumber = "188"
+            startingLineNumber = "189"
+            endingLineNumber = "189"
             landmarkName = "logout()"
             landmarkType = "7">
          </BreakpointContent>
@@ -814,8 +814,8 @@
             filePath = "Leomard/views/ContentView.swift"
             startingColumnNumber = "9223372036854775807"
             endingColumnNumber = "9223372036854775807"
-            startingLineNumber = "189"
-            endingLineNumber = "189"
+            startingLineNumber = "190"
+            endingLineNumber = "190"
             landmarkName = "logout()"
             landmarkType = "7">
          </BreakpointContent>
@@ -862,8 +862,8 @@
             filePath = "Leomard/views/ContentView.swift"
             startingColumnNumber = "9223372036854775807"
             endingColumnNumber = "9223372036854775807"
-            startingLineNumber = "145"
-            endingLineNumber = "145"
+            startingLineNumber = "143"
+            endingLineNumber = "143"
             landmarkName = "loadUserData()"
             landmarkType = "7">
          </BreakpointContent>
@@ -878,8 +878,8 @@
             filePath = "Leomard/views/ContentView.swift"
             startingColumnNumber = "9223372036854775807"
             endingColumnNumber = "9223372036854775807"
-            startingLineNumber = "146"
-            endingLineNumber = "146"
+            startingLineNumber = "144"
+            endingLineNumber = "144"
             landmarkName = "loadUserData()"
             landmarkType = "7">
          </BreakpointContent>
@@ -1076,5 +1076,53 @@
             landmarkType = "7">
          </BreakpointContent>
       </BreakpointProxy>
+      <BreakpointProxy
+         BreakpointExtensionID = "Xcode.Breakpoint.FileBreakpoint">
+         <BreakpointContent
+            uuid = "1547ECAB-EC50-4BE3-95F8-AACF54AD934F"
+            shouldBeEnabled = "No"
+            ignoreCount = "0"
+            continueAfterRunningActions = "No"
+            filePath = "Leomard/Views/ContentView.swift"
+            startingColumnNumber = "9223372036854775807"
+            endingColumnNumber = "9223372036854775807"
+            startingLineNumber = "297"
+            endingLineNumber = "297"
+            landmarkName = "startPeriodicUnreadMessageCheck()"
+            landmarkType = "7">
+         </BreakpointContent>
+      </BreakpointProxy>
+      <BreakpointProxy
+         BreakpointExtensionID = "Xcode.Breakpoint.FileBreakpoint">
+         <BreakpointContent
+            uuid = "4B98BD95-E48A-476A-8FDB-BDF4725D1BA5"
+            shouldBeEnabled = "No"
+            ignoreCount = "0"
+            continueAfterRunningActions = "No"
+            filePath = "Leomard/Views/ContentView.swift"
+            startingColumnNumber = "9223372036854775807"
+            endingColumnNumber = "9223372036854775807"
+            startingLineNumber = "299"
+            endingLineNumber = "299"
+            landmarkName = "startPeriodicUnreadMessageCheck()"
+            landmarkType = "7">
+         </BreakpointContent>
+      </BreakpointProxy>
+      <BreakpointProxy
+         BreakpointExtensionID = "Xcode.Breakpoint.FileBreakpoint">
+         <BreakpointContent
+            uuid = "2D2FEA40-ADF6-41D8-BBF3-2D981FB125B3"
+            shouldBeEnabled = "No"
+            ignoreCount = "0"
+            continueAfterRunningActions = "No"
+            filePath = "Leomard/Views/ContentView.swift"
+            startingColumnNumber = "9223372036854775807"
+            endingColumnNumber = "9223372036854775807"
+            startingLineNumber = "298"
+            endingLineNumber = "298"
+            landmarkName = "startPeriodicUnreadMessageCheck()"
+            landmarkType = "7">
+         </BreakpointContent>
+      </BreakpointProxy>
    </Breakpoints>
 </Bucket>
diff --git a/Leomard/Views/ContentView.swift b/Leomard/Views/ContentView.swift
index 884cd61..6001ea4 100644
--- a/Leomard/Views/ContentView.swift
+++ b/Leomard/Views/ContentView.swift
@@ -120,8 +120,6 @@ struct ContentView: View {
                 self.repliesService = RepliesService(requestHandler: self.requestHandler!)
                 
                 self.loadUserData()
-                self.updateUnreadMessagesCount()
-                self.startPeriodicUnreadMessageCheck()
             }
             
             if self.openedPostView != nil {
@@ -151,6 +149,9 @@ struct ContentView: View {
                     if self.myUser!.localUserView.person.avatar != nil {
                         self.profileOption.externalLink = self.myUser!.localUserView.person.avatar!
                     }
+                    
+                    self.updateUnreadMessagesCount()
+                    self.startPeriodicUnreadMessageCheck()
                 }
             case .failure(let error):
                 print(error)