diff --git a/crates/core/database/src/models/channel_unreads/ops/mongodb.rs b/crates/core/database/src/models/channel_unreads/ops/mongodb.rs
index c237afc6..76cead11 100644
--- a/crates/core/database/src/models/channel_unreads/ops/mongodb.rs
+++ b/crates/core/database/src/models/channel_unreads/ops/mongodb.rs
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ impl AbstractChannelUnreads for MongoDb {
                 doc! {
                     "$pull": {
                         "mentions": {
-                            "$lt": message_id
+                            "$lte": message_id
                         }
                     },
                     "$set": {