diff --git a/backend/api/src/helpers/private-messages.ts b/backend/api/src/helpers/private-messages.ts
index 98abcfbd..d5d20682 100644
--- a/backend/api/src/helpers/private-messages.ts
+++ b/backend/api/src/helpers/private-messages.ts
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ const notifyOtherUserInChannelIfInactive = async (
     [channelId, creator.id, startOfDay]
   )
   log('previous messages this day', previousMessagesThisDayBetweenTheseUsers)
-  if (previousMessagesThisDayBetweenTheseUsers.count > 0) return
+  if (previousMessagesThisDayBetweenTheseUsers.count > 1) return
 
   await createNewMessageNotification(creator, otherUser, channelId)
 }
diff --git a/backend/email/emails/functions/helpers.tsx b/backend/email/emails/functions/helpers.tsx
index 0d027107..59bc4589 100644
--- a/backend/email/emails/functions/helpers.tsx
+++ b/backend/email/emails/functions/helpers.tsx
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import {NewMessageEmail} from '../new-message'
 import {NewEndorsementEmail} from '../new-endorsement'
 import {Test} from '../test'
 import {getProfile} from 'shared/profiles/supabase'
-import { render } from "@react-email/render"
+import {render} from "@react-email/render"
 import {MatchesType} from "common/profiles/bookmarked_searches";
 import NewSearchAlertsEmail from "email/new-search_alerts";
 import WelcomeEmail from "email/welcome";