diff --git a/files/templates/comments.html b/files/templates/comments.html
index e0220b71f..538ddc54f 100644
--- a/files/templates/comments.html
+++ b/files/templates/comments.html
@@ -536,7 +536,7 @@
 		</div>
 
 		{% if (request.path.startswith('/notifications') or request.path == '/search/messages') and c.level == 1 and c.sentto and not c.parent_post and c.author_id != AUTOJANNY_ID %}
-			{% if (v and v.admin_level >= PERMS['USER_BAN']) and (c.sentto == MODMAIL_ID) %}
+			{% if c.sentto == MODMAIL_ID and v and v.id != c.author_id and v.admin_level >= PERMS['USER_BAN'] %}
 				<button type="button" class="btn btn-danger mt-2 mr-3 {% if c.author.is_muted %}d-none{% endif %}" id="mute-user-{{c.id}}" data-nonce="{{g.nonce}}" data-onclick="postToastSwitch(this,'/mute_user/{{c.author.id}}','mute-user-{{c.id}}','unmute-user-{{c.id}}','d-none')">Mute</button>
 				<button type="button" class="btn btn-primary mt-2 mr-3 {% if not c.author.is_muted %}d-none{% endif %}" id="unmute-user-{{c.id}}" data-nonce="{{g.nonce}}" data-onclick="postToastSwitch(this,'/unmute_user/{{c.author.id}}','mute-user-{{c.id}}','unmute-user-{{c.id}}','d-none')">Unmute</button>
 			{% endif %}