# Category notification settings don't adjust reliably
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-notification-settings-dont-adjust-reliably/48009
**Category:** Bug
**Created:** [July 30, 2016, 5:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-notification-settings-dont-adjust-reliably/48009 "2016-07-30T17:19:19Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author:  [@claas](https://meta.discourse.org/u/claas)
#### Post date: [July 30, 2016, 5:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-notification-settings-dont-adjust-reliably/48009/1 "2016-07-30T17:19:19Z")
I noticed this in an internal instance and I just reproduced it here on meta:
1. Go to a category, such as #Customization > Extras (where you did not customise your notification setting yet, so it defaults to Normal).
2. Change the setting to anything else, e.g.  Muted.
3. Reload the page using your browser (e.g. F5).
4. If the setting is as expected, try changing to another setting (including Normal).
If the setting is not as expected, that’s the bug.
Sometimes the settings are applied, but more often they are not, in particular when switching between Normal, Watching and Muted (but this last observation could just be my impression).
( **Workaround** : Go to the user preferences and set them there – don’t forget to _Save Changes_.)
P.S.: While the XHR HTTP POSTs to the _notifications_ endpoint yield a `HTTP 200`, I noticed that they submit the `notification_level` as a string (i.e. “0” for Muted, “1” for Normal up to
“3” for Watching), but maybe this is intentional and not the problem.
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### Author:  [@Falco](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Falco)
#### Post date: [July 30, 2016, 5:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-notification-settings-dont-adjust-reliably/48009/2 "2016-07-30T17:23:19Z")
Probably a dup of
> [@Can't disable "Watching first post"](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-disable-watching-first-post/47961):
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> Hello Guys. Steps for replay: Go to #Support (here at discourse). Clic and enable “Watching first post” Go outside, see the sun, run, play with your dog, etc… Visit #Support again. Disable “Watch the first post” Everything appears to be fine. BUT… Press F5, to refresh your browser. And you will see that the icon from “Watching first post” again. frowningSo… how I disable now? cry
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### Author:  [@Falco](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Falco)
#### Post date: [July 30, 2016, 5:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-notification-settings-dont-adjust-reliably/48009/3 "2016-07-30T17:36:16Z")