diff --git a/Tusker/Screens/Notifications/NotificationsCollectionViewController.swift b/Tusker/Screens/Notifications/NotificationsCollectionViewController.swift
index 55630544..de95da97 100644
--- a/Tusker/Screens/Notifications/NotificationsCollectionViewController.swift
+++ b/Tusker/Screens/Notifications/NotificationsCollectionViewController.swift
@@ -263,6 +263,9 @@ class NotificationsCollectionViewController: UIViewController, TimelineLikeColle
             return
         }
         var snapshot = dataSource.snapshot()
+        guard snapshot.sectionIdentifiers.contains(.notifications) else {
+            return
+        }
         let items = snapshot.itemIdentifiers(inSection: .notifications)
         let toDelete = statusIDs.flatMap { id in
             items.lazy.filter { $0.group?.notifications.first?.status?.id == id }