diff --git a/app/controllers/notifications_controller.rb b/app/controllers/notifications_controller.rb
index 1bde525567d..cb515169f68 100644
--- a/app/controllers/notifications_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/notifications_controller.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ class NotificationsController < ApplicationController
   before_filter :ensure_logged_in
 
   def index
-    notifications = Notification.recent_report(current_user)
+    notifications = Notification.recent_report(current_user, 10)
 
     current_user.saw_notification_id(notifications.first.id) if notifications.present?
     current_user.reload
diff --git a/app/models/notification.rb b/app/models/notification.rb
index 0e11ba078f6..c4b489ffd8e 100644
--- a/app/models/notification.rb
+++ b/app/models/notification.rb
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ class Notification < ActiveRecord::Base
   end
 
   def self.recent_report(user, count = nil)
-
+    count ||= 10
     notifications = user.notifications.recent(count).includes(:topic).to_a
 
     if notifications.present?