diff --git a/public/javascripts/widgets/notifications.js b/public/javascripts/widgets/notifications.js
index eddfdc9de..8a8c1d8d8 100644
--- a/public/javascripts/widgets/notifications.js
+++ b/public/javascripts/widgets/notifications.js
@@ -131,8 +131,7 @@
     };
 
     this.changeNotificationCount = function(change) {
-      self.count += change;
-
+      self.count = Math.max( self.count + change, 0 )
       self.badge.text(self.count);
       if ( self.notificationArea )
         self.notificationArea.find( ".notification_count" ).text(self.count);
diff --git a/spec/controllers/notifications_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/notifications_controller_spec.rb
index eedb697f4..4b0afa970 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/notifications_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/notifications_controller_spec.rb
@@ -56,6 +56,16 @@ describe NotificationsController do
       get :read_all
       Notification.where(:unread => true).count.should == 0
     end
+    it "should redirect to the stream in the html version" do
+      Factory(:notification, :recipient => @user)
+      get :read_all, :format => :html
+      response.should redirect_to(multi_stream_path)
+    end
+    it "should return a dummy value in the json version" do
+      Factory(:notification, :recipient => @user)
+      get :read_all, :format => :json
+      response.should_not be_redirect
+    end
   end
 
   describe '#index' do
@@ -77,5 +87,24 @@ describe NotificationsController do
       get :index, "per_page" => 5
       assigns[:notifications].count.should == 5 
     end
+
+    describe "special case for start sharing notifications" do
+      it "should not provide a contacts menu for standard notifications" do
+        2.times { Factory(:notification, :recipient => @user, :target => @post) }
+        get :index, "per_page" => 5
+
+        Nokogiri(response.body).css('.aspect_membership').should be_empty
+      end
+      it "should provide a contacts menu for start sharing notifications" do
+        2.times { Factory(:notification, :recipient => @user, :target => @post) }
+        eve.share_with(alice.person, eve.aspects.first)
+        get :index, "per_page" => 5
+
+        Nokogiri(response.body).css('.aspect_membership').should_not be_empty
+      end
+
+
+      
+    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/javascripts/notification_view_spec.js b/spec/javascripts/notification_view_spec.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 2acfeafa4..000000000
--- a/spec/javascripts/notification_view_spec.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-describe("app.views.Notification", function(){
-  var pageText = null;
-
-
-  describe("render regular notifications", function(){
-    beforeEach(function(){
-      pageText = spec.readFixture("notifications_index");
-    });
-
-    it("has two notifications", function(){
-      expect( $( pageText ).find('.stream_element').length).toBe(2)
-    });
-    it("has no aspects menu", function(){
-      expect( $( pageText ).find('.dropdown_list').length).toBe(0)
-    });
-
-  });
-  describe("render a start sharing notification", function(){
-    beforeEach(function(){
-      pageText = spec.readFixture("notifications_index_with_sharing");
-    });
-
-    it("has three notifications", function(){
-      expect( $( pageText ).find('.stream_element').length).toBe(3)
-    });
-    it("has shows an aspect menu for the start sharing item", function(){
-      expect( $( pageText ).find('.aspect_membership').length).toBe(1)
-    });
-  });
-})