diff --git a/client/src/components/chat-popup/chat-popup.component.jsx b/client/src/components/chat-popup/chat-popup.component.jsx
index 96a87885e..0226cc354 100644
--- a/client/src/components/chat-popup/chat-popup.component.jsx
+++ b/client/src/components/chat-popup/chat-popup.component.jsx
@@ -42,8 +42,7 @@ export function ChatPopupComponent({ chatVisible, selectedConversation, toggleCh
   const { data: unreadData } = useQuery(UNREAD_CONVERSATION_COUNT, {
     fetchPolicy: "network-only",
     nextFetchPolicy: "network-only",
-    skip: chatVisible, // Skip when chat is visible
-    ...(pollInterval > 0 ? { pollInterval } : {})
+    pollInterval: 60 * 1000 // TODO: This is a fix for now, should be coming from sockets
   });
 
   // Socket connection status
@@ -85,29 +84,25 @@ export function ChatPopupComponent({ chatVisible, selectedConversation, toggleCh
 
   // Get unread count from the cache
   const unreadCount = (() => {
-    if (chatVisible) {
-      try {
-        const cachedData = client.readQuery({
-          query: CONVERSATION_LIST_QUERY,
-          variables: { offset: 0 }
-        });
+    try {
+      const cachedData = client.readQuery({
+        query: CONVERSATION_LIST_QUERY,
+        variables: { offset: 0 }
+      });
 
-        if (!cachedData?.conversations) return 0;
-
-        // Aggregate unread message count
-        return cachedData.conversations.reduce((total, conversation) => {
-          const unread = conversation.messages_aggregate?.aggregate?.count || 0;
-          return total + unread;
-        }, 0);
-      } catch (error) {
-        console.warn("Unread count not found in cache:", error);
-        return 0; // Fallback if not in cache
+      if (!cachedData?.conversations) {
+        return unreadData?.messages_aggregate?.aggregate?.count;
       }
-    } else if (unreadData?.messages_aggregate?.aggregate?.count) {
-      // Use the unread count from the query result
-      return unreadData.messages_aggregate.aggregate.count;
+
+      // Aggregate unread message count
+      return cachedData.conversations.reduce((total, conversation) => {
+        const unread = conversation.messages_aggregate?.aggregate?.count || 0;
+        return total + unread;
+      }, 0);
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.warn("Unread count not found in cache:", error);
+      return 0; // Fallback if not in cache
     }
-    return 0;
   })();
 
   return (