diff --git a/app/controllers/notifications_controller.rb b/app/controllers/notifications_controller.rb
index f6a6d1eed..bbc760c2f 100644
--- a/app/controllers/notifications_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/notifications_controller.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 class NotificationsController < ApplicationController
   before_filter :authenticate_user!
-  respond_to :html
+  respond_to :html, :json
 
 
   def update