diff --git a/app/dao/notifications_dao.py b/app/dao/notifications_dao.py
index ca1646467..d1c0d7202 100644
--- a/app/dao/notifications_dao.py
+++ b/app/dao/notifications_dao.py
@@ -487,7 +487,7 @@ def dao_update_notifications_by_reference(references, update_dict):
     updated_history_count = 0
     if updated_count != len(references):
         stmt = (
-            select(NotificationHistory)
+            update(NotificationHistory)
             .filter(NotificationHistory.reference.in_(references))
             .values(update_dict)
         )