diff --git a/api-node/src/controllers/event.ts b/api-node/src/controllers/event.ts
index 6e26c6d7..8b6d6b7f 100644
--- a/api-node/src/controllers/event.ts
+++ b/api-node/src/controllers/event.ts
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ router.post(
           matomo_id: req.body.userId,
         },
         data: {
-          asked_for_review: { increment: 1 },
           asked_for_review_latest_at: new Date(),
         },
       });
diff --git a/api-node/src/utils/user.ts b/api-node/src/utils/user.ts
index c6a2605b..46b01117 100644
--- a/api-node/src/utils/user.ts
+++ b/api-node/src/utils/user.ts
@@ -1,21 +1,30 @@
 import dayjs from 'dayjs';
 import type { User } from '@prisma/client';
+import prisma from '~/prisma';
 
-export function canAskReviewForUser(user: User | null) {
+export async function canAskReviewForUser(user: User | null) {
   if (!user) return false; // no user
   if (Number(user.appbuild) < 24) {
     console.log('store review unavailable before');
-    return false; // store review unavailable before
+    return false;
   }
-  if (!user?.notifications_sent) {
+  if (user?.asked_for_review) {
+    console.log('already done manually');
+    return false;
+  }
+  const notificationsSent = await prisma.notification.count({
+    where: {
+      user_id: user.id,
+    },
+  });
+  if (!notificationsSent) {
     console.log('not enough experience with the app');
-    return false; // not enough experience with the app
+    return false;
   }
-  if (user?.asked_for_review) {
-    console.log('already done');
-    return false; // already done
+  if (!user?.asked_for_review_latest_at) {
+    console.log('no date, meaning never asked before so we can ask');
+    return true;
   }
-  if (!user?.asked_for_review_latest_at) return true; // no date
   if (dayjs().diff(dayjs(user?.asked_for_review_latest_at), 'months') < 3) {
     console.log('too recent');
     return false; // too recent