diff --git a/files/classes/user.py b/files/classes/user.py
index 00b20cf9e..71d4fc5fb 100644
--- a/files/classes/user.py
+++ b/files/classes/user.py
@@ -591,7 +591,7 @@ class User(Base):
 					Notification.user_id == self.id,
 					Comment.is_banned == False,
 					Comment.deleted_utc == 0,
-					not_(and_(Comment.sentto == MODMAIL_ID, User.is_muted)),
+					not_(and_(Comment.sentto != None, Comment.sentto == MODMAIL_ID, User.is_muted)),
 				))
 		
 		if not self.can_see_shadowbanned:
diff --git a/files/routes/notifications.py b/files/routes/notifications.py
index 696a72c34..0654abc7d 100644
--- a/files/routes/notifications.py
+++ b/files/routes/notifications.py
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ def notifications(v):
 		Comment.deleted_utc == 0,
 		Comment.body_html.notlike('%<p>New site mention%<a href="https://old.reddit.com/r/%'),
 		or_(Comment.sentto == None, Comment.sentto == MODMAIL_ID),
-		not_(and_(Comment.sentto == MODMAIL_ID, User.is_muted)),
+		not_(and_(Comment.sentto != None, Comment.sentto == MODMAIL_ID, User.is_muted)),
 	)
 
 	if v.admin_level < PERMS['USER_SHADOWBAN']: