diff --git a/src/components/update_notification/update_notification.js b/src/components/update_notification/update_notification.js
index 7134019e1..f9084e54d 100644
--- a/src/components/update_notification/update_notification.js
+++ b/src/components/update_notification/update_notification.js
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ const UpdateNotification = {
         this.$store.state.users.currentUser &&
         useSyncConfigStore().flagStorage.updateCounter <
           CURRENT_UPDATE_COUNTER &&
-        !useSyncConfigStore().prefsStorage.simple.dontShowUpdateNotifs
+        !useSyncConfigStore().mergedConfig.dontShowUpdateNotifs
       )
     },
   },