diff --git a/app/models/user.rb b/app/models/user.rb
index 6f0bfee35..178748089 100644
--- a/app/models/user.rb
+++ b/app/models/user.rb
@@ -206,6 +206,8 @@ class User < ApplicationRecord
 
   alias_attribute :public_reactions_count, :reactions_count
   alias_attribute :subscribed_to_welcome_notifications?, :welcome_notifications
+  alias_attribute :subscribed_to_mod_roundrobin_notifications?, :mod_roundrobin_notifications
+  alias_attribute :subscribed_to_email_follower_notifications?, :email_follower_notifications
 
   scope :eager_load_serialized_data, -> { includes(:roles) }
   scope :registered, -> { where(registered: true) }
@@ -471,8 +473,7 @@ class User < ApplicationRecord
   end
 
   def receives_follower_email_notifications?
-    email.present? &&
-      email_follower_notifications
+    email.present? && subscribed_to_email_follower_notifications?
   end
 
   def hotness_score
diff --git a/spec/requests/user/user_settings_spec.rb b/spec/requests/user/user_settings_spec.rb
index d210d889a..f3d6cfd77 100644
--- a/spec/requests/user/user_settings_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/requests/user/user_settings_spec.rb
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ RSpec.describe "UserSettings", type: :request do
 
     it "enables community-success notifications" do
       put "/users/#{user.id}", params: { user: { tab: "notifications", mod_roundrobin_notifications: 1 } }
-      expect(user.reload.mod_roundrobin_notifications).to be(true)
+      expect(user.reload.subscribed_to_mod_roundrobin_notifications?).to be(true)
     end
 
     it "updates the users announcement display preferences" do
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ RSpec.describe "UserSettings", type: :request do
 
     it "disables community-success notifications" do
       put "/users/#{user.id}", params: { user: { tab: "notifications", mod_roundrobin_notifications: 0 } }
-      expect(user.reload.mod_roundrobin_notifications).to be(false)
+      expect(user.reload.subscribed_to_mod_roundrobin_notifications?).to be(false)
     end
 
     it "can toggle welcome notifications" do