diff --git a/files/routes/users.py b/files/routes/users.py
index b857ac737..537e2f7f4 100644
--- a/files/routes/users.py
+++ b/files/routes/users.py
@@ -170,12 +170,15 @@ def message2(v, username):
 def messagereply(v):
 
 	message = request.form.get("body", "")[:1000].strip()
-	user = request.form.get("sentto")
+	id = request.form.get("parent_id")
+	print(id)
+	parent = get_comment(int(id), v=v)
+	user = parent.author
 	message = message.replace("\n", "\n\n").replace("\n\n\n\n\n\n", "\n\n").replace("\n\n\n\n", "\n\n").replace("\n\n\n", "\n\n")
 
 	# check existing
 	existing = g.db.query(Comment).join(CommentAux).filter(Comment.author_id == v.id,
-															Comment.sentto == user,
+															Comment.sentto == user.id,
 															CommentAux.body == message,
 															).options(contains_eager(Comment.comment_aux)).first()
 	if existing:
@@ -184,9 +187,6 @@ def messagereply(v):
 
 	with CustomRenderer() as renderer: text_html = renderer.render(mistletoe.Document(message))
 	text_html = sanitize(text_html)
-	id = request.form.get("parent_id")
-	print(id)
-	parent = get_comment(int(id), v=v)
 	new_comment = Comment(author_id=v.id,
 							parent_submission=None,
 							parent_comment_id=id,
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ def messagereply(v):
 	notif = Notification(comment_id=new_comment.id, user_id=user)
 	g.db.add(notif)
 
-	cache.delete_memoized(User.notification_messages, get_account(user))
+	cache.delete_memoized(User.notification_messages, user)
 
 	return jsonify({"html": render_template("comments.html",
 														v=v,
diff --git a/files/templates/comments.html b/files/templates/comments.html
index b3c06e86f..90218e50b 100644
--- a/files/templates/comments.html
+++ b/files/templates/comments.html
@@ -171,7 +171,6 @@
 				
 				<form class="d-none" id="reply-to-message-{{c.id}}" action="/reply" method="post" class="input-group" enctype="multipart/form-data">
 					<input type="hidden" name="formkey" value="{{v.formkey}}"> 
-					<input type="hidden" name="sentto" value="{{c.author.username}}"> 
 					<textarea name="body" form="reply-to-t3_{{c.id}}" class="comment-box form-control rounded" id="reply-form-body-{{c.id}}" aria-label="With textarea" rows="3"></textarea> 
 					<div class="comment-format" id="comment-format-bar-{{c.id}}"> 
 						<label class="btn btn-secondary format d-inline-block m-0" for="gif-reply-btn-{{c.id}}">