diff --git a/files/helpers/alerts.py b/files/helpers/alerts.py
index 977e8a50e..2d6b99353 100644
--- a/files/helpers/alerts.py
+++ b/files/helpers/alerts.py
@@ -91,8 +91,8 @@ def NOTIFY_USERS(text, v):
 
 	names = set(m.group(2) for m in mention_regex.finditer(text))
 	for user in get_users(names, graceful=True):
-		if user.username == 'jannies':
-			admins = [x[0] for x in g.db.query(User.id).filter(User.admin_level > 1).all()]
+		if user.username == 'jannies' and v.truecoins >= ADMIN_PING_TRUESCORE_MINIMUM and not v.shadowbanned:
+			admins = [x[0] for x in g.db.query(User.id).filter(User.admin_level >= PERMS['NOTIFICATIONS_ADMIN_PING']).all()]
 			notify_users.update(admins)
 		elif v.id != user.id and not v.any_block_exists(user):
 			notify_users.add(user.id)
diff --git a/files/helpers/const.py b/files/helpers/const.py
index a3c67d7c1..586ccd2d7 100644
--- a/files/helpers/const.py
+++ b/files/helpers/const.py
@@ -221,6 +221,7 @@ PERMS = { # Minimum admin_level to perform action.
 	'SITE_SETTINGS_UNDER_ATTACK': 3,
 	'SITE_CACHE_PURGE_CDN': 3,
 	'SITE_CACHE_DUMP_INTERNAL': 2,
+	'NOTIFICATIONS_ADMIN_PING': 2,
 	'NOTIFICATIONS_HOLE_INACTIVITY_DELETION': 2,
 	'NOTIFICATIONS_HOLE_CREATION': 2,
 	'NOTIFICATIONS_FROM_SHADOWBANNED_USERS': 3,
@@ -330,6 +331,7 @@ COMMENT_BODY_HTML_LENGTH_LIMIT = 20000 # do not make larger than 20000 character
 COMMENT_MAX_DEPTH = 200
 TRANSFER_MESSAGE_LENGTH_LIMIT = 200 # do not make larger than 10000 characters (comment limit) without altering the table
 MIN_REPOST_CHECK_URL_LENGTH = 9 # also change the constant in checkRepost() of submit.js
+ADMIN_PING_TRUESCORE_MINIMUM = 500
 
 LOGGEDIN_ACTIVE_TIME = 15 * 60
 PFP_DEFAULT_MARSEY = True