diff --git a/notifications/templatetags/notifications_tags.py b/notifications/templatetags/notifications_tags.py
index 8aeac45..7deca04 100644
--- a/notifications/templatetags/notifications_tags.py
+++ b/notifications/templatetags/notifications_tags.py
@@ -9,8 +9,10 @@ register = Library()
 def notifications_unread(context):
     if 'user' not in context:
         return ''
-    
-    user = context['user']
+
+    request = context['request']
+    user = request.user
     if user.is_anonymous():
         return ''
-    return user.notifications.unread().count()
\ No newline at end of file
+    return user.notifications.unread().count()
+