diff --git a/app/controllers/readings_controller.rb b/app/controllers/readings_controller.rb
index 5fc57ec9c..9c5798ed3 100644
--- a/app/controllers/readings_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/readings_controller.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,12 @@ class ReadingsController < ApplicationController
   include BubbleScoped, BucketScoped
 
   def create
-    @notifications = Current.user.notifications.where(bubble: @bubble)
-    @notifications.update(read: true)
+    mark_bubble_notifications_read
+    @notifications = Current.user.notifications.unread.ordered.limit(20)
   end
+
+  private
+    def mark_bubble_notifications_read
+      Current.user.notifications.where(bubble: @bubble).update(read: true)
+    end
 end
diff --git a/app/views/readings/create.turbo_stream.erb b/app/views/readings/create.turbo_stream.erb
index 5d7fe7801..a66c881ce 100644
--- a/app/views/readings/create.turbo_stream.erb
+++ b/app/views/readings/create.turbo_stream.erb
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-<% @notifications.each do |notification| %>
-  <%= turbo_stream.remove notification %>
+<%= turbo_stream.update :notifications do %>
+  <%= render @notifications %>
 <% end %>