diff --git a/app/(home-pages)/notifications/NotificationList.tsx b/app/(home-pages)/notifications/NotificationList.tsx
index 35a974ba..bc0f054b 100644
--- a/app/(home-pages)/notifications/NotificationList.tsx
+++ b/app/(home-pages)/notifications/NotificationList.tsx
@@ -23,10 +23,12 @@ export function NotificationList({
     }, 500);
   }, []);
 
-  if (notifications.length === 0)
+  if (notifications.length !== 0)
     return (
-      <div className="w-full container italic text-tertiary text-center sm:p-4 p-3">
-        no notifications yet...
+      <div className="w-full text-sm flex flex-col gap-1 container italic text-tertiary text-center sm:p-4 p-3">
+        <div className="text-base font-bold">no notifications yet...</div>
+        Here, you&apos;ll find notifications about new follows, comments,
+        mentions, and replies!
       </div>
     );
   return (