diff --git a/src/controllers/notifications_controller.rs b/src/controllers/notifications_controller.rs
index 8702725..8807e0c 100644
--- a/src/controllers/notifications_controller.rs
+++ b/src/controllers/notifications_controller.rs
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ pub fn mark_seen(r: &mut HttpRequestHandler) -> RequestResult {
     // notifications
     if delete_similar {
         notif.id = None;
+        notif.from_user_id = None;
     }
 
     notifications_helper::delete(&notif)?;