diff --git a/src/components/structures/RoomSubList.js b/src/components/structures/RoomSubList.js
index de883932bb..241a1efa3c 100644
--- a/src/components/structures/RoomSubList.js
+++ b/src/components/structures/RoomSubList.js
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ var RoomSubList = React.createClass({
             badge = <div className={badgeClasses}>{ FormattingUtils.formatCount(subListNotifCount) }</div>;
         }
         else if (subListNotifHighlight) {
-            badge = <div className={badgeClasses}>{ ! }</div>;   
+            badge = <div className={badgeClasses}>!</div>;   
         }
 
         // When collapsed, allow a long hover on the header to show user