# Can't disable "Watching first post" **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-disable-watching-first-post/47961 **Category:** Bug **Created:** [July 29, 2016, 11:32am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-disable-watching-first-post/47961 "2016-07-29T11:32:14Z") **Posts on this page:** 6 **Page:** 1
### Author: ![SidV](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/sidv/32/119460_2.png) [@SidV](https://meta.discourse.org/u/SidV) #### Post date: [July 29, 2016, 11:32am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-disable-watching-first-post/47961/1 "2016-07-29T11:32:14Z")
Hello Guys. Steps for replay: 1. Go to #Support (here at discourse). - Clic and enable “Watching first post” ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/9/d/9da2454d530f1e46a332a70409c35091d1d701d4.png) - Go outside, see the sun, run, play with your dog, etc… - Visit #Support again. - Disable “Watch the first post” ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/a/4/a4bdc55dcb64e6f066fbe5c3a35c0cf28673b204.png) Everything appears to be fine. BUT… - Press F5, to refresh your browser. - And you will see that the icon from “Watching first post” again. ☹ So… how I disable now? 😢 ---
### Author: ![sam](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/sam/32/102149_2.png) [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam) #### Post date: [July 29, 2016, 12:03pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-disable-watching-first-post/47961/2 "2016-07-29T12:03:10Z")
@eviltrout can you repro? ---
### Author: ![claas](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/claas/32/71725_2.png) [@claas](https://meta.discourse.org/u/claas) #### Post date: [July 30, 2016, 5:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-disable-watching-first-post/47961/3 "2016-07-30T17:26:14Z")
> [@SidV](#): > > So… how I disable now? 😢 **Workaround** : Change the notification settings directly in your user preferences. I noticed the same and opened a topic, not knowing that it had already been reported: > [@Category notification settings don't adjust reliably](http://meta.discourse.org/t/category-notification-settings-dont-adjust-reliably/48009): > > I noticed this in an internal instance and I just reproduced it here on meta: Go to a category, such as #extras (where you did not customise your notification setting yet, so it defaults to [image]Normal). Change the setting to anything else, e.g. [image] Muted. Reload the page using your browser (e.g. F5). If the setting is as expected, try changing to another setting (including [image]Normal). If the setting is not as expected, that’s the bug. Sometimes the settings are applied, but more of… ---
### Author: ![SidV](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/sidv/32/119460_2.png) [@SidV](https://meta.discourse.org/u/SidV) #### Post date: [August 1, 2016, 2:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-disable-watching-first-post/47961/4 "2016-08-01T14:06:43Z")
> [@claas](#): > > Workaround: Change the notification settings directly in your user preferences. OMG! Thank you very much!!! ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/b/2/b23b6a48dbc19f60c89e6f0de078c0d147ad7eac.png) I don’t know that this feature could be controled by user preferences. 👍 ---
### Author: ![eviltrout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/eviltrout/32/5275_2.png) [@eviltrout](https://meta.discourse.org/u/eviltrout) #### Post date: [August 2, 2016, 3:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-disable-watching-first-post/47961/5 "2016-08-02T15:22:33Z")
Thanks for letting me know! Here’s a fix for it: > ---
### Author: ![eviltrout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/eviltrout/32/5275_2.png) [@eviltrout](https://meta.discourse.org/u/eviltrout) #### Post date: [August 2, 2016, 3:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-disable-watching-first-post/47961/6 "2016-08-02T15:22:37Z")