diff --git a/www/contacts/messenger-ui.js b/www/contacts/messenger-ui.js
index 23c4f7a71..eb96776b8 100644
--- a/www/contacts/messenger-ui.js
+++ b/www/contacts/messenger-ui.js
@@ -107,7 +107,6 @@ define([
 
         var notify = function (id) {
             find.inList(id).addClass('cp-app-contacts-notify');
-            notifyToolbar();
         };
         var unnotify = function (id) {
             find.inList(id).removeClass('cp-app-contacts-notify');
@@ -548,6 +547,7 @@ define([
             var el_message = markup.message(message);
 
             common.notify();
+            notifyToolbar();
 
             channel.messages.push(message);