diff --git a/frappe/core/page/desktop/desktop.js b/frappe/core/page/desktop/desktop.js
index eb6e772c35..24dd0c3b4e 100644
--- a/frappe/core/page/desktop/desktop.js
+++ b/frappe/core/page/desktop/desktop.js
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ $.extend(frappe.desktop, {
 
 			// if module found
 			if(module._id.indexOf('/')===-1 && !module._report) {
-				var notifier = $(".module-count-" + module._id);
+				var notifier = $(".module-count-" + frappe.scrub(module._id));
 				if(notifier.length) {
 					notifier.toggle(sum ? true : false);
 					var circle = notifier.find(".circle-text");
diff --git a/frappe/core/page/desktop/desktop_module_icon.html b/frappe/core/page/desktop/desktop_module_icon.html
index f2681944f7..3e9a451eec 100644
--- a/frappe/core/page/desktop/desktop_module_icon.html
+++ b/frappe/core/page/desktop/desktop_module_icon.html
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 	data-name="{{ module_name }}" data-link="{{ link }}" title="{{ _label }}">
 	{{ app_icon }}
 	<div class="case-label ellipsis">
-		<div class="circle module-count-{{ _id }}" data-doctype="{{ _doctype }}" style="display: none;">
+		<div class="circle module-count-{{ frappe.scrub(_id) }}" data-doctype="{{ _doctype }}" style="display: none;">
 			<span class="circle-text"></span>
 		</div>
 		<!-- <span id="module-count-{{ _id }}" class="octicon octicon-primitive-dot circle" style="display: None"></span> -->