diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index fda1675..f736ca4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 # pleroma-ebooks
 
+this is a very slightly modified version of <https://github.com/ioistired/pleroma-ebooks>  
+current changes: removes any generated @'s in replies to prevent accidentally mentioning somebody else on the same instance
+
 It's like [@AgathaSorceress's mstdn-ebooks] but it supports Pleroma better.
 
 [@AgathaSorceress's mstdn-ebooks]: https://github.com/AgathaSorceress/mstdn-ebooks
diff --git a/reply.py b/reply.py
index 57fe2a6..960067d 100755
--- a/reply.py
+++ b/reply.py
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ class ReplyBot:
 
 	async def reply(self, notification):
 		toot = await utils.make_post(self.cfg)  # generate a toot
+		toot = re.sub(r"@\S+\s", r"", toot) # remove any generated @'s
 		await self.pleroma.reply(notification['status'], toot, cw=self.cfg['cw'])
 
 	@staticmethod