diff --git a/lib/topic_query.rb b/lib/topic_query.rb
index b872daf3e4d..a38bd8b67e0 100644
--- a/lib/topic_query.rb
+++ b/lib/topic_query.rb
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ class TopicQuery
   end
 
   def list_unread
-    create_list(:new, {}, unread_results)
+    create_list(:unread, {}, unread_results)
   end
 
   def list_posted