diff --git a/Pachyderm/Sources/Pachyderm/Model/Notification.swift b/Pachyderm/Sources/Pachyderm/Model/Notification.swift
index fd04818f..e9f26f2c 100644
--- a/Pachyderm/Sources/Pachyderm/Model/Notification.swift
+++ b/Pachyderm/Sources/Pachyderm/Model/Notification.swift
@@ -30,11 +30,7 @@ public class Notification: Decodable {
         }
         self.createdAt = try container.decode(Date.self, forKey: .createdAt)
         self.account = try container.decode(Account.self, forKey: .account)
-        if container.contains(.status) {
-            self.status = try container.decode(Status.self, forKey: .status)
-        } else {
-            self.status = nil
-        }
+        self.status = try container.decodeIfPresent(Status.self, forKey: .status)
     }
 
     public static func dismiss(id notificationID: String) -> Request<Empty> {