diff --git a/app/Models/Chat.php b/app/Models/Chat.php
index 7d6a0dd..51b843b 100644
--- a/app/Models/Chat.php
+++ b/app/Models/Chat.php
@@ -69,7 +69,11 @@ class Chat extends Model
             ->with('employer')
             ->with('last_message')
             ->withCount(['unread_messages' => function ($query) use($user_id) {
-                $query->where('to_user_id', '=', $user_id)->where('flag_new', '=', 1);
+                $query
+                    ->where('to_user_id', '=', $user_id)
+                    ->whereNotNull('chat_id_from')
+                    ->where('flag_new', '=', 1)
+                ;
             }])
             ->where('user_id', '=', $user_id)
             ->where('is_removed', '=', 0)