diff --git a/integrations/api_notification_test.go b/integrations/api_notification_test.go
index baab00f6d..3296604a0 100644
--- a/integrations/api_notification_test.go
+++ b/integrations/api_notification_test.go
@@ -81,9 +81,15 @@ func TestAPINotification(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.EqualValues(t, thread5.Issue.APIURL(), apiN.Subject.URL)
 	assert.EqualValues(t, thread5.Repository.HTMLURL(), apiN.Repository.HTMLURL)
 
+	new := struct {
+		New int64 `json:"new"`
+	}{}
+
 	// -- check notifications --
 	req = NewRequest(t, "GET", fmt.Sprintf("/api/v1/notifications/new?token=%s", token))
 	resp = session.MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusOK)
+	DecodeJSON(t, resp, &new)
+	assert.True(t, new.New > 0)
 
 	// -- mark notifications as read --
 	req = NewRequest(t, "GET", fmt.Sprintf("/api/v1/notifications?token=%s", token))
@@ -110,5 +116,7 @@ func TestAPINotification(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// -- check notifications --
 	req = NewRequest(t, "GET", fmt.Sprintf("/api/v1/notifications/new?token=%s", token))
-	resp = session.MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusNoContent)
+	resp = session.MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusOK)
+	DecodeJSON(t, resp, &new)
+	assert.True(t, new.New == 0)
 }
diff --git a/routers/api/v1/notify/notifications.go b/routers/api/v1/notify/notifications.go
index 847fe3313..71dd7d949 100644
--- a/routers/api/v1/notify/notifications.go
+++ b/routers/api/v1/notify/notifications.go
@@ -19,15 +19,6 @@ func NewAvailable(ctx *context.APIContext) {
 	// summary: Check if unread notifications exist
 	// responses:
 	//   "200":
-	//    "$ref": "#/responses/NotificationCount"
-	//   "204":
-	//     description: No unread notification
-
-	count := models.CountUnread(ctx.User)
-
-	if count > 0 {
-		ctx.JSON(http.StatusOK, api.NotificationCount{New: count})
-	} else {
-		ctx.Status(http.StatusNoContent)
-	}
+	//     "$ref": "#/responses/NotificationCount"
+	ctx.JSON(http.StatusOK, api.NotificationCount{New: models.CountUnread(ctx.User)})
 }
diff --git a/templates/swagger/v1_json.tmpl b/templates/swagger/v1_json.tmpl
index 8591381ef..8b10a7599 100644
--- a/templates/swagger/v1_json.tmpl
+++ b/templates/swagger/v1_json.tmpl
@@ -530,9 +530,6 @@
         "responses": {
           "200": {
             "$ref": "#/responses/NotificationCount"
-          },
-          "204": {
-            "description": "No unread notification"
           }
         }
       }