diff --git a/core/notifications/dispatch.py b/core/notifications/dispatch.py
index 4285852..294b2f9 100644
--- a/core/notifications/dispatch.py
+++ b/core/notifications/dispatch.py
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@ class NotificationDispatcher:
 
     @database_sync_to_async
     def get_ticket(self, ticket_id):
-        return IssueThread.objects.get(id=ticket_id).prefetch_related('event')
+        return IssueThread.objects.filter(id=ticket_id).select_related('event').prefetch_related('state_changes',
+                                                                                                 'assignments').first()
 
     async def run_forever(self):
         # Infinite loop to continuously listen for messages