diff --git a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
index 4737f26c1..bb119b29e 100644
--- a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ module ApplicationHelper
   end
 
   def notifications_to_display?
-    !request.path.match?(/^\/notifications\/\d+$/) && (authenticated_user_has_notifications? || unauthenticated_user_has_notifications?)
+    !request.path.match?(/\/notifications\/\d+$/) && (authenticated_user_has_notifications? || unauthenticated_user_has_notifications?)
   end
 
 private
diff --git a/app/helpers/navigation_items_helper.rb b/app/helpers/navigation_items_helper.rb
index 6a5bece9e..b1a0c6a4c 100644
--- a/app/helpers/navigation_items_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/navigation_items_helper.rb
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ module NavigationItemsHelper
 private
 
   def home_current?(path)
-    path == root_path || path.match?(/^\/notifications\/\d+$/)
+    path == root_path || path.match?(/\/notifications\/\d+$/)
   end
 
   def lettings_logs_current?(path)