diff --git a/apiserver/plane/bgtasks/issue_activites_task.py b/apiserver/plane/bgtasks/issue_activites_task.py
index 523e4bc30..105a05b56 100644
--- a/apiserver/plane/bgtasks/issue_activites_task.py
+++ b/apiserver/plane/bgtasks/issue_activites_task.py
@@ -1129,6 +1129,7 @@ def issue_activity(
                 issue is not None
                 and issue.created_by_id is not None
                 and not issue.created_by.is_bot
+                and str(issue.created_by_id) != str(actor_id)
             ):
                 issue_subscribers = issue_subscribers + [issue.created_by_id]
 
diff --git a/apps/app/hooks/use-user-notifications.tsx b/apps/app/hooks/use-user-notifications.tsx
index 394628aee..1a4d6d8a8 100644
--- a/apps/app/hooks/use-user-notifications.tsx
+++ b/apps/app/hooks/use-user-notifications.tsx
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ const useUserNotification = () => {
         })
         .finally(() => {
           notificationsMutate();
+          mutateNotificationCount();
         });
     } else {
       notificationsMutate(
@@ -96,6 +97,7 @@ const useUserNotification = () => {
         })
         .finally(() => {
           notificationsMutate();
+          mutateNotificationCount();
         });
     }
   };
@@ -114,6 +116,7 @@ const useUserNotification = () => {
         })
         .finally(() => {
           notificationsMutate();
+          mutateNotificationCount();
         });
     } else {
       notificationsMutate(
@@ -127,6 +130,7 @@ const useUserNotification = () => {
         })
         .finally(() => {
           notificationsMutate();
+          mutateNotificationCount();
         });
     }
   };
@@ -145,6 +149,7 @@ const useUserNotification = () => {
         })
         .finally(() => {
           notificationsMutate();
+          mutateNotificationCount();
         });
     } else {
       notificationsMutate(
@@ -160,6 +165,7 @@ const useUserNotification = () => {
         })
         .finally(() => {
           notificationsMutate();
+          mutateNotificationCount();
         });
     }
   };