diff --git a/apps/meteor/app/notification-queue/server/NotificationQueue.ts b/apps/meteor/app/notification-queue/server/NotificationQueue.ts
index 78a9e931fcb5..8bfcead0e47f 100644
--- a/apps/meteor/app/notification-queue/server/NotificationQueue.ts
+++ b/apps/meteor/app/notification-queue/server/NotificationQueue.ts
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ class NotificationClass {
 			return true;
 		}
 
-		return this.worker(counter++);
+		return this.worker(++counter);
 	}
 
 	getNextNotification(): Promise<INotification | null> {