diff --git a/js/controllers/header.js b/js/controllers/header.js
index 523d55955..331fa668d 100644
--- a/js/controllers/header.js
+++ b/js/controllers/header.js
@@ -28,11 +28,11 @@ angular.module('copay.header').controller('HeaderController',
     });
 
     // Initialize alert notification (not show when init wallet)
-    $rootScope.showTxAlert = 0;
+    $rootScope.txAlertCount = 0;
     $notification.enableHtml5Mode(); // for chrome: if support, enable it
-    $rootScope.$watch('showTxAlert', function(showTxAlert) {
-      if (showTxAlert && showTxAlert > 0) {
-        $notification.info('New Transaction', ($rootScope.showTxAlert == 1) ? 'You have pending a transaction proposal' : 'You have pending ' + $rootScope.showTxAlert + ' transaction proposals', showTxAlert);
+    $rootScope.$watch('txAlertCount', function(txAlertCount) {
+      if (txAlertCount && txAlertCount > 0) {
+        $notification.info('New Transaction', ($rootScope.txAlertCount == 1) ? 'You have a pending transaction proposal' : 'You have ' + $rootScope.txAlertCount + ' pending transaction proposals', txAlertCount);
       }
     });
 
diff --git a/js/services/controllerUtils.js b/js/services/controllerUtils.js
index 9a76287ca..a4abebd72 100644
--- a/js/services/controllerUtils.js
+++ b/js/services/controllerUtils.js
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ angular.module('copay.controllerUtils')
       
       $rootScope.txs = txs;
       if ($rootScope.pendingTxCount < pending) {
-        $rootScope.showTxAlert = pending;
+        $rootScope.txAlertCount = pending;
       }
       $rootScope.pendingTxCount = pending;
       w.removeListener('txProposalsUpdated',root.updateTxs)