diff --git a/src/main/java/org/opentripplanner/middleware/controllers/api/OtpUserController.java b/src/main/java/org/opentripplanner/middleware/controllers/api/OtpUserController.java
index 6bb536f8f..5d29fdccf 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/opentripplanner/middleware/controllers/api/OtpUserController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/opentripplanner/middleware/controllers/api/OtpUserController.java
@@ -80,7 +80,11 @@ protected void buildEndpoint(ApiEndpoint baseEndpoint) {
 
     @Override
     protected OtpUser getUserProfile(RequestingUser profile) {
-        return profile.otpUser;
+        OtpUser otpUser = profile.otpUser;
+        if (otpUser != null) {
+            NotificationUtils.updatePushDevices(otpUser);
+        }
+        return otpUser;
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/opentripplanner/middleware/tripmonitor/jobs/CheckMonitoredTrip.java b/src/main/java/org/opentripplanner/middleware/tripmonitor/jobs/CheckMonitoredTrip.java
index 76e225f1d..1287be92f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/opentripplanner/middleware/tripmonitor/jobs/CheckMonitoredTrip.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/opentripplanner/middleware/tripmonitor/jobs/CheckMonitoredTrip.java
@@ -410,11 +410,8 @@ private void sendNotifications() {
             return;
         }
         // Update push notification devices count, which may change asynchronously
-        int numPushDevices = NotificationUtils.getPushInfo(otpUser.email);
-        if (numPushDevices != otpUser.pushDevices) {
-            otpUser.pushDevices = numPushDevices;
-            Persistence.otpUsers.replace(otpUser.id, otpUser);
-      	}
+        NotificationUtils.updatePushDevices(otpUser);
+
         if (notifications.size() == 0) {
             // FIXME: Change log level
             LOG.info("No notifications queued for trip. Skipping notify.");
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/opentripplanner/middleware/utils/NotificationUtils.java b/src/main/java/org/opentripplanner/middleware/utils/NotificationUtils.java
index 12ecb24f9..3ba4164f3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/opentripplanner/middleware/utils/NotificationUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/opentripplanner/middleware/utils/NotificationUtils.java
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 import org.opentripplanner.middleware.bugsnag.BugsnagReporter;
 import org.opentripplanner.middleware.models.AdminUser;
 import org.opentripplanner.middleware.models.OtpUser;
+import org.opentripplanner.middleware.persistence.Persistence;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
@@ -324,6 +325,19 @@ public static int getPushInfo(String toUser) {
         return 0;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Poll the push middleware for the number of devices registered to receive push notifications
+     * for the specified user, and update the corresponding field in memory and Mongo.
+     * @param otpUser The {@link OtpUser} for which to check and update push devices.
+     */
+    public static void updatePushDevices(OtpUser otpUser) {
+        int numPushDevices = getPushInfo(otpUser.email);
+        if (numPushDevices != otpUser.pushDevices) {
+            otpUser.pushDevices = numPushDevices;
+            Persistence.otpUsers.replace(otpUser.id, otpUser);
+      	}
+    }
+
     static class NotificationInfo {
         public String user;
         public String message;