diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/toldi/infinityforlemmy/adapters/MessageRecyclerViewAdapter.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/toldi/infinityforlemmy/adapters/MessageRecyclerViewAdapter.java
index d292dab8..6810459f 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/toldi/infinityforlemmy/adapters/MessageRecyclerViewAdapter.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/toldi/infinityforlemmy/adapters/MessageRecyclerViewAdapter.java
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ public class MessageRecyclerViewAdapter extends PagedListAdapter<CommentInteract
             CommentInteraction message = getItem(holder.getBindingAdapterPosition());
             if (message != null) {
 
-                if (message.isRead()) {
+                if (!message.isRead()) {
                     if (markAllMessagesAsRead) {
                         message.markAsRead();
                     } else {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/toldi/infinityforlemmy/message/FetchCommentInteractions.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/toldi/infinityforlemmy/message/FetchCommentInteractions.java
index 002c3384..01edef2d 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/toldi/infinityforlemmy/message/FetchCommentInteractions.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/toldi/infinityforlemmy/message/FetchCommentInteractions.java
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ public class FetchCommentInteractions {
                                 for (int i = 0; i < jsonArray.length(); i++) {
                                     JSONObject commentInteractionObject = jsonArray.getJSONObject(i);
                                     Comment comment = ParseComment.parseSingleComment(commentInteractionObject);
-                                    boolean isRead = !commentInteractionObject.getJSONObject("comment_reply").getBoolean("read");
+                                    boolean isRead = commentInteractionObject.getJSONObject("comment_reply").getBoolean("read");
                                     int id = commentInteractionObject.getJSONObject("comment_reply").getInt("id");
                                     commentInteractions.add(new CommentInteraction(id, comment, isRead));
                                 }