diff --git a/app/controllers/notifications/readings_controller.rb b/app/controllers/notifications/readings_controller.rb
index 3c1c47c1a..5f593fa95 100644
--- a/app/controllers/notifications/readings_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/notifications/readings_controller.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 class Notifications::ReadingsController < ApplicationController
   def create
     @notification = Current.user.notifications.find(params[:id])
-    @notification.update!(read_at: Time.current)
+    @notification.read
   end
 
   def create_all
diff --git a/app/models/notification.rb b/app/models/notification.rb
index d4ea87a95..617b2c0d4 100644
--- a/app/models/notification.rb
+++ b/app/models/notification.rb
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ class Notification < ApplicationRecord
     update!(read_at: Time.current)
   end
 
+  def read
+    update!(read_at: Time.current)
+  end
+
   def read?
     read_at.present?
   end