diff --git a/mod/ping.php b/mod/ping.php
index f9dd7faf27..0c758bd4f8 100644
--- a/mod/ping.php
+++ b/mod/ping.php
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ use Friendica\Util\XML;
  *            "birthdays-today": 0,
  *            "groups": [ ],
  *            "forums": [ ],
- *            "notify": 0,
+ *            "notification": 0,
  *            "notifications": [ ],
  *            "sysmsgs": {
  *                "notice": [ ],
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ function ping_init(App $a)
 	if ($format == 'json') {
 		$data['groups'] = $groups_unseen;
 		$data['forums'] = $forums_unseen;
-		$data['notify'] = $sysnotify_count + $intro_count + $register_count;
+		$data['notification'] = $sysnotify_count + $intro_count + $register_count;
 		$data['notifications'] = $notifications;
 		$data['sysmsgs'] = [
 			'notice' => $sysmsgs,
diff --git a/view/js/main.js b/view/js/main.js
index 6ca0fabb86..95ee4b8ed9 100644
--- a/view/js/main.js
+++ b/view/js/main.js
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ $(function() {
 			window.location.href=window.location.href
 		}
 
-		['net', 'home', 'intro', 'mail', 'events', 'birthdays', 'notify'].forEach(function(type) {
+		['net', 'home', 'intro', 'mail', 'events', 'birthdays', 'notification'].forEach(function(type) {
 			var number = data[type];
 			if (number == 0) {
 				number = '';
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ $(function() {
 			});
 		}
 
-		var notif = data['notify'];
+		var notif = data['notification'];
 		if (notif > 0) {
 			$("#nav-notifications-linkmenu").addClass("on");
 		} else {