diff --git a/kallithea/controllers/admin/notifications.py b/kallithea/controllers/admin/notifications.py
--- a/kallithea/controllers/admin/notifications.py
+++ b/kallithea/controllers/admin/notifications.py
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ class NotificationsController(BaseContro
         """GET /_admin/notifications: All items in the collection"""
         # url('notifications')
         c.user = self.authuser
-        notif = NotificationModel().get_for_user(self.authuser.user_id,
+        notif = NotificationModel().query_for_user(self.authuser.user_id,
                                             filter_=request.GET.getall('type'))
 
         p = safe_int(request.GET.get('page', 1), 1)
diff --git a/kallithea/model/notification.py b/kallithea/model/notification.py
--- a/kallithea/model/notification.py
+++ b/kallithea/model/notification.py
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ class NotificationModel(BaseModel):
             log.error(traceback.format_exc())
             raise
 
-    def get_for_user(self, user, filter_=None):
+    def query_for_user(self, user, filter_=None):
         """
         Get notifications for given user, filter them if filter dict is given
 
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ class NotificationModel(BaseModel):
         if filter_:
             q = q.filter(Notification.type_.in_(filter_))
 
-        return q.all()
+        return q
 
     def mark_read(self, user, notification):
         try: