diff --git a/framework/core/js/src/forum/components/Notification.js b/framework/core/js/src/forum/components/Notification.js
index d32ef6edf..e9ce7092c 100644
--- a/framework/core/js/src/forum/components/Notification.js
+++ b/framework/core/js/src/forum/components/Notification.js
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ export default class Notification extends Component {
       <Link
         className={'Notification Notification--' + notification.contentType() + ' ' + (!notification.isRead() ? 'unread' : '')}
         href={href}
-        external={href.indexOf('://') === -1}
+        external={href.includes('://')}
         onclick={this.markAsRead.bind(this)}
       >
         {!notification.isRead() &&