diff --git a/app/services/ui_notifications/cache_handler.rb b/app/services/ui_notifications/cache_handler.rb
index b295859402d..31b2ef2ace5 100644
--- a/app/services/ui_notifications/cache_handler.rb
+++ b/app/services/ui_notifications/cache_handler.rb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ def initialize(user_id = User.current.try(:id))
 
     # JSON Payload
     def payload
-      result = cache.read(cache_key)
+      result = cache.read(cache_key, raw: true)
       if result
         logger.debug("Cache Hit: notification, reading cache for #{cache_key}")
         return result