diff --git a/app/soapbox/actions/chats.js b/app/soapbox/actions/chats.js
index 30558368c..4e51d776a 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/actions/chats.js
+++ b/app/soapbox/actions/chats.js
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ export function fetchChats() {
     dispatch({ type: CHATS_FETCH_REQUEST });
     return api(getState).get('/api/v1/pleroma/chats').then(({ data }) => {
       dispatch({ type: CHATS_FETCH_SUCCESS, chats: data });
+      chatsNotification(data);
     }).catch(error => {
       dispatch({ type: CHATS_FETCH_FAIL, error });
     });
diff --git a/app/soapbox/components/helmet.js b/app/soapbox/components/helmet.js
index f3bff8740..c9c1eb5a6 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/components/helmet.js
+++ b/app/soapbox/components/helmet.js
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ class SoapboxHelmet extends React.Component {
       <Helmet
         titleTemplate={this.addCounter(`%s | ${siteTitle}`)}
         defaultTitle={this.addCounter(siteTitle)}
+        defer={false}
       >
         {children}
       </Helmet>
diff --git a/app/soapbox/features/chats/components/chat_box.js b/app/soapbox/features/chats/components/chat_box.js
index 12b28d513..b09e1eb94 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/features/chats/components/chat_box.js
+++ b/app/soapbox/features/chats/components/chat_box.js
@@ -80,16 +80,16 @@ class ChatBox extends ImmutablePureComponent {
     onSetInputRef(el);
   };
 
-  componentDidUpdate(prevProps) {
-    const markReadConditions = [
-      () => this.props.chat !== undefined,
-      () => document.activeElement === this.inputElem,
-      () => this.props.chat.get('unread') > 0,
-    ];
-
-    if (markReadConditions.every(c => c() === true))
-      this.markRead();
-  }
+  // componentDidUpdate(prevProps) {
+  //   const markReadConditions = [
+  //     () => this.props.chat !== undefined,
+  //     () => document.activeElement === this.inputElem,
+  //     () => this.props.chat.get('unread') > 0,
+  //   ];
+  //
+  //   if (markReadConditions.every(c => c() === true))
+  //     this.markRead();
+  // }
 
   render() {
     const { chatMessageIds, chatId, intl } = this.props;