diff --git a/app/models/forum_topic.rb b/app/models/forum_topic.rb
index 7f1ae3950..1221650b0 100644
--- a/app/models/forum_topic.rb
+++ b/app/models/forum_topic.rb
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ class ForumTopic < ActiveRecord::Base
   end
 
   def read_by?(user, read_forum_topic_ids)
+    return true if updated_at < user.last_forum_read_at
     if read_forum_topic_ids.any? {|topic_id, timestamp| id.to_s == topic_id && updated_at.to_i > timestamp.to_i}
       return false
     end
@@ -113,7 +114,6 @@ class ForumTopic < ActiveRecord::Base
       return true
     end
     return false if user.last_forum_read_at.nil?
-    return true if updated_at < user.last_forum_read_at
     return false
   end