diff --git a/ruqqus/routes/comments.py b/ruqqus/routes/comments.py
index 311a62885..6d7800c03 100644
--- a/ruqqus/routes/comments.py
+++ b/ruqqus/routes/comments.py
@@ -581,47 +581,50 @@ def api_comment(v):
 
 
 
+	if not shadowbanned:
+		# queue up notification for parent author
+		notify_users = set()
+		
+		for x in g.db.query(Subscription.user_id).filter_by(submission_id=c.parent_submission).all():
+			notify_users.add(x)
+		
+		if parent.author.id != v.id: notify_users.add(parent.author.id)
 
-	# queue up notification for parent author
-	notify_users = set()
-	
-	for x in g.db.query(Subscription.user_id).filter_by(submission_id=c.parent_submission).all():
-		notify_users.add(x)
-	
-	if parent.author.id != v.id: notify_users.add(parent.author.id)
+		soup = BeautifulSoup(body_html, features="html.parser")
+		mentions = soup.find_all("a", href=re.compile("^/@(\w+)"))
+		for mention in mentions:
+			username = mention["href"].split("@")[1]
 
-	soup = BeautifulSoup(body_html, features="html.parser")
-	mentions = soup.find_all("a", href=re.compile("^/@(\w+)"))
-	for mention in mentions:
-		username = mention["href"].split("@")[1]
+			user = g.db.query(User).filter_by(username=username).first()
 
-		user = g.db.query(User).filter_by(username=username).first()
+			if user:
+				if v.any_block_exists(user):
+					continue
+				if user.id != v.id:
+					notify_users.add(user.id)
 
-		if user:
-			if v.any_block_exists(user):
-				continue
-			if user.id != v.id:
-				notify_users.add(user.id)
+		for x in notify_users:
+			n = Notification(comment_id=c.id, user_id=x)
+			g.db.add(n)
+			try: g.db.flush()
+			except: g.db.rollback()
 
-	for x in notify_users:
-		n = Notification(comment_id=c.id, user_id=x)
-		g.db.add(n)
-		try: g.db.flush()
-		except: g.db.rollback()
-
-	if parent.author.id != v.id:
-		beams_client.publish_to_interests(
-		  interests=[str(parent.author.id)],
-		  publish_body={
-			'web': {
-			  'notification': {
-					'title': f'New reply by @{v.username}',
-					'body': c.body,
-					'deep_link': f'https://rdrama.net{c.permalink}?context=5#context',
+		if parent.author.id != v.id:
+			beams_client.publish_to_interests(
+			  interests=[str(parent.author.id)],
+			  publish_body={
+				'web': {
+				  'notification': {
+						'title': f'New reply by @{v.username}',
+						'body': c.body,
+						'deep_link': f'https://rdrama.net{c.permalink}?context=5#context',
+				  },
+				},
 			  },
-			},
-		  },
-		)
+			)
+
+
+
 
 	# create auto upvote
 	vote = CommentVote(user_id=v.id,