diff --git a/iOS/SceneCoordinator.swift b/iOS/SceneCoordinator.swift
index ac7f86ced..13988f5f2 100644
--- a/iOS/SceneCoordinator.swift
+++ b/iOS/SceneCoordinator.swift
@@ -645,7 +645,7 @@ class SceneCoordinator: NSObject, UndoableCommandRunner, UnreadCountProvider {
 	
 	func unreadCountFor(_ node: Node) -> Int {
 		// The coordinator supplies the unread count for the currently selected feed
-		if let feed = timelineFeed, let selectedNode = rootNode.descendantNodeRepresentingObject(feed as AnyObject), selectedNode == node {
+		if node.representedObject === timelineFeed as AnyObject {
 			return unreadCount
 		}
 		if let unreadCountProvider = node.representedObject as? UnreadCountProvider {