diff --git a/services/web/app/coffee/Features/Notifications/NotificationsHandler.coffee b/services/web/app/coffee/Features/Notifications/NotificationsHandler.coffee
index 6d0b6ccfbf..f14139e107 100644
--- a/services/web/app/coffee/Features/Notifications/NotificationsHandler.coffee
+++ b/services/web/app/coffee/Features/Notifications/NotificationsHandler.coffee
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ logger = require("logger-sharelatex")
 oneSecond = 1000
 
 makeRequest = (opts, callback)->
-	if !settings.apis.notifications.url?
+	if !settings.apis.notifications?.url?
 		return callback()
 	else
 		request(opts, callback)