diff --git a/website/server/libs/api-v3/payments.js b/website/server/libs/api-v3/payments.js
index cacf52a6854..b896031afb5 100644
--- a/website/server/libs/api-v3/payments.js
+++ b/website/server/libs/api-v3/payments.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import {
 } from './email';
 import moment from 'moment';
 import nconf from 'nconf';
-import pushNotify from './pushNotifications';
+import sendPushNotification from './pushNotifications';
 import shared from '../../../../common' ;
 
 const IS_PROD = nconf.get('IS_PROD');
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ api.createSubscription = async function createSubscription (data) {
     }
 
     if (data.gift.member._id !== data.user._id) { // Only send push notifications if sending to a user other than yourself
-      pushNotify.sendNotify(data.gift.member, shared.i18n.t('giftedSubscription'), `${months} months - by ${byUserName}`);
+      sendPushNotification(data.gift.member, shared.i18n.t('giftedSubscription'), `${months} months - by ${byUserName}`);
     }
   }
 
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ api.buyGems = async function buyGems (data) {
     }
 
     if (data.gift.member._id !== data.user._id) { // Only send push notifications if sending to a user other than yourself
-      pushNotify.sendNotify(data.gift.member, shared.i18n.t('giftedGems'), `${gemAmount}  Gems - by ${byUsername}`);
+      sendPushNotification(data.gift.member, shared.i18n.t('giftedGems'), `${gemAmount}  Gems - by ${byUsername}`);
     }
 
     await data.gift.member.save();
diff --git a/website/server/libs/api-v3/pushNotifications.js b/website/server/libs/api-v3/pushNotifications.js
index 8354de04e48..ce5af61661c 100644
--- a/website/server/libs/api-v3/pushNotifications.js
+++ b/website/server/libs/api-v3/pushNotifications.js
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+/* eslint-disable */
+
 import _ from 'lodash';
 import nconf from 'nconf';
 import pushNotify from 'push-notify';
@@ -26,9 +28,12 @@ if (gcm) {
 }
 
 module.exports = function sendNotification (user, title, message, timeToLive = 15) {
+  return; // TODO push notifications are not currently enabled
+
   if (!user) return;
+  let pushDevices = user.pushDevices.toObject ? user.pushDevices.toObject() : user.pushDevices;
 
-  _.each(user.pushDevices, pushDevice => {
+  _.each(pushDevices, pushDevice => {
     switch (pushDevice.type) {
       case 'android':
         if (gcm) {