diff --git a/src/browser/webview/mattermost.js b/src/browser/webview/mattermost.js
index 81286367..d7ada946 100644
--- a/src/browser/webview/mattermost.js
+++ b/src/browser/webview/mattermost.js
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ function getUnreadCount() {
   }
 
   // mentionCount in sidebar
-  const elem = document.getElementsByClassName('badge');
+  const elem = document.querySelectorAll('#sidebar-left .badge');
   let mentionCount = 0;
   for (let i = 0; i < elem.length; i++) {
     if (isElementVisible(elem[i]) && !hasClass(elem[i], 'badge-notify')) {