diff --git a/services/unread.py b/services/unread.py
index abe627e0..9132c32f 100644
--- a/services/unread.py
+++ b/services/unread.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ async def get_unread_counter(chat_id: str, author_id: int) -> int:
 
 
 async def get_total_unread_counter(author_id: int) -> int:
-    chats = await redis.execute("GET", f"chats_by_author/{author_id}")
+    chats = await redis.execute("SMEMBERS", f"chats_by_author/{author_id}")
     unread = 0
     if chats:
         chats = json.loads(chats)