diff --git a/SignalUtilitiesKit/Messaging/OWSMessageUtils.m b/SignalUtilitiesKit/Messaging/OWSMessageUtils.m
index b07a80bf8..f8a932fa6 100644
--- a/SignalUtilitiesKit/Messaging/OWSMessageUtils.m
+++ b/SignalUtilitiesKit/Messaging/OWSMessageUtils.m
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_BEGIN
             TSThread *thread = [TSThread fetchObjectWithUniqueID:groupID transaction:transaction];
             
             // Only increase the count for message requests
-            if (!thread.isMessageRequest) { continue; }
+            if (![thread isMessageRequestUsingTransaction:transaction]) { continue; }
             
             [unreadMessages enumerateKeysAndObjectsInGroup:groupID
                 usingBlock:^(NSString *collection, NSString *key, id object, NSUInteger index, BOOL *stop) {