diff --git a/plume-models/src/comments.rs b/plume-models/src/comments.rs
index d48b1a7..5f14dec 100644
--- a/plume-models/src/comments.rs
+++ b/plume-models/src/comments.rs
@@ -109,8 +109,11 @@ impl FromActivity<Note, PgConnection> for Comment {
         if let Some(serde_json::Value::Array(tags)) = note.object_props.tag.clone() {
             for tag in tags.into_iter() {
                 serde_json::from_value::<link::Mention>(tag)
-                    .map(|m| Mention::from_activity(conn, m, comm.id, false))
-                    .ok();
+                    .map(|m| {
+                        let author = &Post::get(conn, comm.post_id).unwrap().get_authors(conn)[0];
+                        let not_author = m.link_props.href_string().expect("Comment mention: no href") != author.ap_url.clone();
+                        Mention::from_activity(conn, m, comm.id, false, not_author)
+                    }).ok();
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/plume-models/src/mentions.rs b/plume-models/src/mentions.rs
index c338a5c..237a49a 100644
--- a/plume-models/src/mentions.rs
+++ b/plume-models/src/mentions.rs
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ impl Mention {
         mention
     }
 
-    pub fn from_activity(conn: &PgConnection, ment: link::Mention, inside: i32, in_post: bool) -> Option<Self> {
+    pub fn from_activity(conn: &PgConnection, ment: link::Mention, inside: i32, in_post: bool, notify: bool) -> Option<Self> {
         let ap_url = ment.link_props.href_string().ok()?;
         let mentioned = User::find_by_ap_url(conn, ap_url)?;
 
@@ -81,7 +81,9 @@ impl Mention {
                     comment_id: None,
                     ap_url: ment.link_props.href_string().unwrap_or(String::new())
                 });
-                res.notify(conn);
+                if notify {
+                    res.notify(conn);
+                }
                 res
             })
         } else {
@@ -92,7 +94,9 @@ impl Mention {
                     comment_id: Some(comment.id),
                     ap_url: ment.link_props.href_string().unwrap_or(String::new())
                 });
-                res.notify(conn);
+                if notify {
+                    res.notify(conn);
+                }
                 res
             })
         }
diff --git a/plume-models/src/posts.rs b/plume-models/src/posts.rs
index f32c770..e4bd156 100644
--- a/plume-models/src/posts.rs
+++ b/plume-models/src/posts.rs
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ impl FromActivity<Article, PgConnection> for Post {
             if let Some(serde_json::Value::Array(tags)) = article.object_props.tag.clone() {
                 for tag in tags.into_iter() {
                     serde_json::from_value::<link::Mention>(tag.clone())
-                        .map(|m| Mention::from_activity(conn, m, post.id, true))
+                        .map(|m| Mention::from_activity(conn, m, post.id, true, true))
                         .ok();
 
                     serde_json::from_value::<Hashtag>(tag.clone())
diff --git a/src/routes/posts.rs b/src/routes/posts.rs
index 976ef53..49649ee 100644
--- a/src/routes/posts.rs
+++ b/src/routes/posts.rs
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ fn update(blog: String, slug: String, user: User, conn: DbConn, data: LenientFor
             let post = post.update_ap_url(&*conn);
 
             for m in mentions.into_iter() {
-                Mention::from_activity(&*conn, Mention::build_activity(&*conn, m), post.id, true);
+                Mention::from_activity(&*conn, Mention::build_activity(&*conn, m), post.id, true, true);
             }
 
             let old_tags = Tag::for_post(&*conn, post.id).into_iter().map(|t| t.tag).collect::<Vec<_>>();
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ fn create(blog_name: String, data: LenientForm<NewPostForm>, user: User, conn: D
             });
 
             for m in mentions.into_iter() {
-                Mention::from_activity(&*conn, Mention::build_activity(&*conn, m), post.id, true);
+                Mention::from_activity(&*conn, Mention::build_activity(&*conn, m), post.id, true, true);
             }
 
             let tags = form.tags.split(",").map(|t| t.trim().to_camel_case()).filter(|t| t.len() > 0);