diff --git a/src/Cmgmyr/Messenger/Traits/Messagable.php b/src/Cmgmyr/Messenger/Traits/Messagable.php
index b227baf..76d12ab 100644
--- a/src/Cmgmyr/Messenger/Traits/Messagable.php
+++ b/src/Cmgmyr/Messenger/Traits/Messagable.php
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ public function threadsWithNewMessages()
         return $this->threads()
             ->where(function ($q) {
                 $q->whereNull(Models::table('participants') . '.last_read');
-                $q->orWhere(Models::table('threads') . '.updated_at', '>', $this->getConnection()->raw(Models::table('participants') . '.last_read'));
+                $q->orWhere(Models::table('threads') . '.updated_at', '>', $this->getConnection()->raw($this->getConnection()->getTablePrefix() . Models::table('participants') . '.last_read'));
             })->get();
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/config/config.php b/src/config/config.php
index fddd746..a1c4d72 100644
--- a/src/config/config.php
+++ b/src/config/config.php
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     'thread_model' => Cmgmyr\Messenger\Models\Thread::class,
 
     /**
-     * Define custom database table names.
+     * Define custom database table names - without prefixes.
      */
     'messages_table' => null,