diff --git a/apps/messages/lib.js b/apps/messages/lib.js
index ba632cb46..f7489c276 100644
--- a/apps/messages/lib.js
+++ b/apps/messages/lib.js
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ exports.pushMessage = function(event) {
   var loadMessages = Bangle.CLOCK || event.important;
   // first, buzz
   var quiet = (require('Storage').readJSON('setting.json',1)||{}).quiet;
-  var unlockWatch = !!((require('Storage').readJSON("messages.settings.json", true) || {}).unlockWatch;
+  var unlockWatch = !!((require('Storage').readJSON("messages.settings.json", true) || {}).unlockWatch);
   if (!quiet && loadMessages && global.WIDGETS && WIDGETS.messages){
       WIDGETS.messages.buzz();
       if(unlockWatch){