diff --git a/static/js/stream_list.js b/static/js/stream_list.js
index 896dfb8a0e..0ebe37279d 100644
--- a/static/js/stream_list.js
+++ b/static/js/stream_list.js
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ function get_filter_li(type, name) {
     if (type === 'stream') {
         return $("#stream_sidebar_" + subs.stream_id(name));
     } else if (type === "private") {
-        return $(".user_sidebar_entry > a[data-email='" + name + "']");
+        return $("li.user_sidebar_entry[data-email='" + name + "']");
     }
     return iterate_to_find("#" + type + "_filters > li", name);
 }
diff --git a/static/js/ui.js b/static/js/ui.js
index 3302717427..7506687db6 100644
--- a/static/js/ui.js
+++ b/static/js/ui.js
@@ -1483,6 +1483,10 @@ exports.set_presence_list = function (users, presence_info) {
     var user_info = [my_info].concat(_.map(user_emails, info_for));
 
     $('#user_presences').html(templates.render('user_presence_rows', {users: user_info}));
+    // FIXME: This should probably be rendered in the template directly, but
+    // currently we have to update unread counts after rendering the template
+    // or they get blown away.
+    update_unread_counts();
 };
 
 // Save the compose content cursor position and restore when we
diff --git a/tools/jslint/check-all.js b/tools/jslint/check-all.js
index 7fae99ab8d..722090f55a 100644
--- a/tools/jslint/check-all.js
+++ b/tools/jslint/check-all.js
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ var globals =
     + ' mark_message_as_read'
     + ' send_summarize_in_home'
     + ' send_summarize_in_stream'
+    + ' update_unread_counts'
     ;