diff --git a/lib/BackgroundJob/GenerateUserSettings.php b/lib/BackgroundJob/GenerateUserSettings.php
index fdc91776c..a8b42c25a 100644
--- a/lib/BackgroundJob/GenerateUserSettings.php
+++ b/lib/BackgroundJob/GenerateUserSettings.php
@@ -58,9 +58,9 @@ public function __construct(
 
 	protected function run($argument): void {
 		$query = $this->connection->getQueryBuilder();
-		$query->selectAlias('id', 'max_id')
+		$query->select('notification_id')
 			->from('notifications')
-			->orderBy('id', 'DESC')
+			->orderBy('notification_id', 'DESC')
 			->setMaxResults(1);
 
 		$result = $query->executeQuery();