diff --git a/packages/headless/src/lib/headless.service.test.ts b/packages/headless/src/lib/headless.service.test.ts
index 062e0ef1aae..6423e8140a1 100644
--- a/packages/headless/src/lib/headless.service.test.ts
+++ b/packages/headless/src/lib/headless.service.test.ts
@@ -576,8 +576,8 @@ describe('headless.service', () => {
       });
       await promiseResolveTimeout(0);
 
-      expect(mockServiceInstance.getNotificationsList).toBeCalledTimes(2);
-      expect(notificationsListener).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(4);
+      expect(mockServiceInstance.getNotificationsList).toBeCalledTimes(3);
+      expect(notificationsListener).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(8);
       expect(notificationsListener).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(
         4,
         expect.objectContaining({
@@ -673,7 +673,7 @@ describe('headless.service', () => {
       await promiseResolveTimeout(0);
 
       expect(mockServiceInstance.getNotificationsList).toBeCalledTimes(2);
-      expect(notificationsListener).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(4);
+      expect(notificationsListener).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(6);
       expect(notificationsListener).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(
         4,
         expect.objectContaining({
@@ -769,7 +769,7 @@ describe('headless.service', () => {
       await promiseResolveTimeout(0);
 
       expect(mockServiceInstance.getNotificationsList).toBeCalledTimes(2);
-      expect(notificationsListener).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(4);
+      expect(notificationsListener).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(6);
       expect(notificationsListener).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(
         4,
         expect.objectContaining({
diff --git a/packages/headless/src/lib/headless.service.ts b/packages/headless/src/lib/headless.service.ts
index 0290b0a192b..dac65a05733 100644
--- a/packages/headless/src/lib/headless.service.ts
+++ b/packages/headless/src/lib/headless.service.ts
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ export class HeadlessService {
         WebSocketEventEnum.RECEIVED,
         (data?: { message: IMessage }) => {
           if (data?.message) {
-            this.queryClient.removeQueries(NOTIFICATIONS_QUERY_KEY, {
+            this.queryClient.refetchQueries(NOTIFICATIONS_QUERY_KEY, {
               exact: false,
             });
             listener(data.message);
@@ -365,9 +365,6 @@ export class HeadlessService {
         WebSocketEventEnum.UNSEEN,
         (data?: { unseenCount: number }) => {
           if (Number.isInteger(data?.unseenCount)) {
-            this.queryClient.removeQueries(NOTIFICATIONS_QUERY_KEY, {
-              exact: false,
-            });
             this.queryClient.setQueryData<{ count: number }>(
               UNSEEN_COUNT_QUERY_KEY,
               (oldData) => ({ count: data?.unseenCount ?? oldData.count })
@@ -397,9 +394,6 @@ export class HeadlessService {
         WebSocketEventEnum.UNREAD,
         (data?: { unreadCount: number }) => {
           if (Number.isInteger(data?.unreadCount)) {
-            this.queryClient.removeQueries(NOTIFICATIONS_QUERY_KEY, {
-              exact: false,
-            });
             this.queryClient.setQueryData<{ count: number }>(
               UNREAD_COUNT_QUERY_KEY,
               (oldData) => ({ count: data?.unreadCount ?? oldData.count })
@@ -789,7 +783,7 @@ export class HeadlessService {
       options: {
         mutationFn: (variables) => this.api.removeMessage(variables.messageId),
         onSuccess: (data) => {
-          this.queryClient.removeQueries(NOTIFICATIONS_QUERY_KEY, {
+          this.queryClient.refetchQueries(NOTIFICATIONS_QUERY_KEY, {
             exact: false,
           });
         },
@@ -982,7 +976,7 @@ export class HeadlessService {
         mutationFn: (variables) =>
           this.api.removeAllMessages(variables?.feedId),
         onSuccess: (data) => {
-          this.queryClient.refetchQueries(NOTIFICATIONS_QUERY_KEY, {
+          this.queryClient.removeQueries(NOTIFICATIONS_QUERY_KEY, {
             exact: false,
           });
         },