diff --git a/packages/rocketchat-lib/server/lib/notifyUsersOnMessage.js b/packages/rocketchat-lib/server/lib/notifyUsersOnMessage.js
index d7bd95dcbc50a..0dc0db248bd28 100644
--- a/packages/rocketchat-lib/server/lib/notifyUsersOnMessage.js
+++ b/packages/rocketchat-lib/server/lib/notifyUsersOnMessage.js
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ RocketChat.callbacks.add('afterSaveMessage', function(message, room) {
 
 	// Update all other subscriptions to alert their owners but witout incrementing
 	// the unread counter, as it is only for mentions and direct messages
+	// If a room is hidden, it will remain hidden
 	RocketChat.models.Subscriptions.setAlertForRoomIdExcludingUserId(message.rid, message.u._id);
 
 	return message;
diff --git a/packages/rocketchat-lib/server/models/Subscriptions.coffee b/packages/rocketchat-lib/server/models/Subscriptions.coffee
index 4ae7500ffef50..e7111cbcc90a0 100644
--- a/packages/rocketchat-lib/server/models/Subscriptions.coffee
+++ b/packages/rocketchat-lib/server/models/Subscriptions.coffee
@@ -312,7 +312,6 @@ class ModelSubscriptions extends RocketChat.models._Base
 		update =
 			$set:
 				alert: true
-				open: true
 
 		return @update query, update, { multi: true }