diff --git a/src/client.js b/src/client.js
index 87db5c20a..ecfa98b7d 100644
--- a/src/client.js
+++ b/src/client.js
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ function MatrixClient(opts) {
                     break;
                 }
 
-                highlightCount += event.getPushActions().tweaks.highlight ? 1 : 0;
+                highlightCount += this.getPushActionsForEvent(event).tweaks.highlight ? 1 : 0;
             }
 
             // Note: we don't need to handle 'total' notifications because the counts