diff --git a/files/classes/user.py b/files/classes/user.py
index a3ae183355..ba30ff1991 100644
--- a/files/classes/user.py
+++ b/files/classes/user.py
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ class User(Base):
 	@property
 	@lazy
 	def reddit_notifications_count(self):
-		return g.db.query(Notification.user_id).join(Comment).filter(Notification.user_id == self.id, Notification.read == False, Comment.is_banned == False, Comment.deleted_utc == 0, Comment.body_html.like('$<p>New site mention: <a href="https://old.reddit.com/r/%')).count()
+		return g.db.query(Notification.user_id).join(Comment).filter(Notification.user_id == self.id, Notification.read == False, Comment.is_banned == False, Comment.deleted_utc == 0, Comment.body_html.like('$<p>New site mention: <a href="https://old.reddit.com/r/%'), Comment.parent_submission == None, Comment.author_id == NOTIFICATIONS_ID).count()
 
 	@property
 	@lazy
diff --git a/files/routes/front.py b/files/routes/front.py
index 02205501c9..214b555040 100644
--- a/files/routes/front.py
+++ b/files/routes/front.py
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ def notifications(v):
 
 		next_exists = (len(notifications) > len(listing))
 	elif reddit:
-		notifications = g.db.query(Notification, Comment).join(Comment, Notification.comment_id == Comment.id).filter(Notification.user_id == v.id, Comment.body_html.like('%<p>New site mention: <a href="https://old.reddit.com/r/%')).order_by(Notification.created_utc.desc()).offset(25 * (page - 1)).limit(101).all()
+		notifications = g.db.query(Notification, Comment).join(Comment, Notification.comment_id == Comment.id).filter(Notification.user_id == v.id, Comment.body_html.like('%<p>New site mention: <a href="https://old.reddit.com/r/%'), Comment.parent_submission == None, Comment.author_id == NOTIFICATIONS_ID).order_by(Notification.created_utc.desc()).offset(25 * (page - 1)).limit(101).all()
 
 		listing = []