diff --git a/internal_packages/system-tray/lib/tray-store.es6 b/internal_packages/system-tray/lib/tray-store.es6
index 91337cb2e..a1a945fdb 100644
--- a/internal_packages/system-tray/lib/tray-store.es6
+++ b/internal_packages/system-tray/lib/tray-store.es6
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ class TrayStore extends NylasStore {
     this._platform = platform;
 
     this._unreadIcon = NativeImage.createFromPath(UNREAD_ICON_PATH);
-    this._unreadString = new Number(UnreadBadgeStore.count()).toLocaleString();
+    this._unreadString = UnreadBadgeStore.count().toLocaleString();
     this._baseIcon = NativeImage.createFromPath(BASE_ICON_PATH);
     this._menu = _buildMenu();
     this._icon = this._getIconImg();
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ class TrayStore extends NylasStore {
         return out2x;
       },
       'default': ()=> {
-        return this._unreadString != '0' ? this._unreadIcon : this._baseIcon;
+        return this._unreadString !== '0' ? this._unreadIcon : this._baseIcon;
       },
     };
 
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ class TrayStore extends NylasStore {
   }
 
   _onUnreadCountChanged() {
-    this._unreadString = new Number(UnreadBadgeStore.count()).toLocaleString();
+    this._unreadString = UnreadBadgeStore.count().toLocaleString();
     this._icon = this._getIconImg();
     this.trigger();
   }