diff --git a/services/web/frontend/js/features/project-list/components/notifications/hooks/use-papers-notification.ts b/services/web/frontend/js/features/project-list/components/notifications/hooks/use-papers-notification.ts
index 2d5426bc39..42eafe25c0 100644
--- a/services/web/frontend/js/features/project-list/components/notifications/hooks/use-papers-notification.ts
+++ b/services/web/frontend/js/features/project-list/components/notifications/hooks/use-papers-notification.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ export const usePapersNotification = () => {
   const shouldShow =
     inRollout &&
     user &&
-    user.features?.references &&
+    (user.features?.references || user.features?.papers) &&
     !user.refProviders?.mendeley &&
     !user.refProviders?.zotero &&
     !user.refProviders?.papers