diff --git a/resources/install/scripts/app/voicemail/resources/scripts/mwi.lua b/resources/install/scripts/app/voicemail/resources/scripts/mwi.lua
index 82d9d17973..33d48e8068 100644
--- a/resources/install/scripts/app/voicemail/resources/scripts/mwi.lua
+++ b/resources/install/scripts/app/voicemail/resources/scripts/mwi.lua
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@
 
 				--send the message waiting event
 					local event = freeswitch.Event("message_waiting");
-					if (row["message_count"] == "0") then
+					if (new_messages == "0") then
 						event:addHeader("MWI-Messages-Waiting", "no");
 					else
 						event:addHeader("MWI-Messages-Waiting", "yes");