diff --git a/smash/web/templates/_base.html b/smash/web/templates/_base.html
index 8ef39d68f454b93eabcd23aec0c819f42d1ee107..7b7ed0102042b8d368c411a65f28900c513612ea 100644
--- a/smash/web/templates/_base.html
+++ b/smash/web/templates/_base.html
@@ -131,16 +131,18 @@ desired effect
               <span class="label label-warning"> {{notifications.0}}</span>
             </a>
             <ul class="dropdown-menu">
-              <li class="header"> You have {{notifications.0}} notifications </li>
+              <li class="header"> You have {{notifications.0}} notification(s): </li>
               <li>
                 <!-- Inner Menu: contains the notifications -->
                 <ul class="menu">
                   {% for notification in notifications.1 %}
-                    <li><!-- start notification -->
-                      <a href="{% url notification.type %}">
-                        <i class="fa {{notification.style}}"></i> {{ notification.title }}: {{ notification.count }}
-                      </a>
-                    </li>
+                    {% if notification.count > 0 %}
+                      <li><!-- start notification -->
+                        <a href="{% url notification.type %}">
+                          <i class="fa {{notification.style}}"></i> {{ notification.title }}: {{ notification.count }}
+                        </a>
+                      </li>
+                    {% endif %}
                   {% endfor %}
                   <!-- end notification -->
                 </ul>