diff --git a/core/server/services/notifications/notifications.js b/core/server/services/notifications/notifications.js
index b83e885893..422101f8f6 100644
--- a/core/server/services/notifications/notifications.js
+++ b/core/server/services/notifications/notifications.js
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ class Notifications {
                 let notificationVersion = notification.message.match(/(\d+\.)(\d+\.)(\d+)/);
 
                 const ghostMajorMatch = ghostMajorRegEx.exec(notification.message);
-                if (ghostMajorMatch.groups.major) {
+                if (ghostMajorMatch && ghostMajorMatch.groups && ghostMajorMatch.groups.major) {
                     notificationVersion = `${ghostMajorMatch.groups.major}.0.0`;
                 } else if (notificationVersion){
                     notificationVersion = notificationVersion[0];
diff --git a/test/unit/services/notifications/notifications_spec.js b/test/unit/services/notifications/notifications_spec.js
index a9e7096d44..717197c579 100644
--- a/test/unit/services/notifications/notifications_spec.js
+++ b/test/unit/services/notifications/notifications_spec.js
@@ -5,7 +5,32 @@ const Notifications = require('../../../../core/server/services/notifications/no
 const {owner} = require('../../../utils/fixtures/context');
 
 describe('Notifications Service', function () {
-    it('can browse major version upgrade notifications notifications', function () {
+    it('can browse non-major version upgrade notifications', function () {
+        const settingsCache = {
+            get: sinon.fake.returns([{
+                dismissible: true,
+                id: '130f7c24-113a-4768-a698-12a8b34223f1',
+                type: 'info',
+                message: `<strong>Ghost 5.1.3 is now available</strong> - You are using an old version of Ghost, which means you don't have access to the latest features. <a href=\'https://ghost.org/changelog/4/\' target=\'_blank\' rel=\'noopener\'>Read more!</a>`,
+                createdAt: '2021-03-16T12:55:20.000Z',
+                addedAt: '2021-03-17T01:41:20.906Z'
+            }])
+        };
+
+        const notificationSvc = new Notifications({
+            settingsCache,
+            ghostVersion: {
+                full: '4.1.0'
+            }
+        });
+
+        const notifications = notificationSvc.browse({user: owner});
+
+        should.exist(notifications);
+        notifications.length.should.equal(1);
+    });
+
+    it('can browse major version upgrade notifications', function () {
         const settingsCache = {
             get: sinon.fake.returns([{
                 dismissible: true,
@@ -36,7 +61,7 @@ describe('Notifications Service', function () {
         notifications.length.should.equal(1);
     });
 
-    it('cannot see 2.0 version upgrade notifications notifications in Ghost 3.0', function () {
+    it('cannot see 2.0 version upgrade notifications in Ghost 3.0', function () {
         const settingsCache = {
             get: sinon.fake.returns([{
                 dismissible: true,
@@ -67,7 +92,7 @@ describe('Notifications Service', function () {
         notifications.length.should.equal(0);
     });
 
-    it('cannot see 4.0 version upgrade notifications notifications in Ghost 4.0', function () {
+    it('cannot see 4.0 version upgrade notifications in Ghost 4.0', function () {
         const settingsCache = {
             get: sinon.fake.returns([{
                 dismissible: true,
@@ -98,7 +123,7 @@ describe('Notifications Service', function () {
         notifications.length.should.equal(0);
     });
 
-    it('cannot see 5.0 version upgrade notifications notifications in Ghost 5.0', function () {
+    it('cannot see 5.0 version upgrade notifications in Ghost 5.0', function () {
         const settingsCache = {
             get: sinon.fake.returns([{
                 dismissible: true,