diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/model/Account.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/model/Account.kt
index d832cfaf6..591193b04 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/model/Account.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/model/Account.kt
@@ -95,36 +95,20 @@ class Account(val loggedIn: Persona, val followingChannels: MutableSet<String> =
     }
   }
 
-  fun sendPost(message: String, originalNote: Note?, modifiedMentions: List<User>?) {
+  fun sendPost(message: String, replyTo: List<Note>?, mentions: List<User>?) {
     if (!isWriteable()) return
 
-    val replyToEvent = originalNote?.event
-    if (replyToEvent is TextNoteEvent) {
-      val modifiedMentionsHex = modifiedMentions?.map { it.pubkeyHex }?.toSet() ?: emptySet()
+    val repliesToHex = replyTo?.map { it.idHex }
+    val mentionsHex = mentions?.map { it.pubkeyHex }
 
-      val repliesTo = replyToEvent.replyTos.plus(replyToEvent.id.toHex())
-      val mentions = replyToEvent.mentions.plus(replyToEvent.pubKey.toHex()).plus(modifiedMentionsHex).filter {
-        it in modifiedMentionsHex
-      }
-
-      val signedEvent = TextNoteEvent.create(
-        msg = message,
-        replyTos = repliesTo,
-        mentions = mentions,
-        privateKey = loggedIn.privKey!!
-      )
-      Client.send(signedEvent)
-      LocalCache.consume(signedEvent)
-    } else {
-      val signedEvent = TextNoteEvent.create(
-        msg = message,
-        replyTos = null,
-        mentions = modifiedMentions?.map { it.pubkeyHex } ?: emptyList(),
-        privateKey = loggedIn.privKey!!
-      )
-      Client.send(signedEvent)
-      LocalCache.consume(signedEvent)
-    }
+    val signedEvent = TextNoteEvent.create(
+      msg = message,
+      replyTos = repliesToHex,
+      mentions = mentionsHex,
+      privateKey = loggedIn.privKey!!
+    )
+    Client.send(signedEvent)
+    LocalCache.consume(signedEvent)
   }
 
   fun sendChannelMeesage(message: String, toChannel: String, replyingTo: Note? = null) {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/actions/NewPostViewModel.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/actions/NewPostViewModel.kt
index 42e4086ba..bbd50380a 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/actions/NewPostViewModel.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/actions/NewPostViewModel.kt
@@ -38,7 +38,13 @@ class NewPostViewModel: ViewModel() {
         replyingTo?.let { replyNote ->
             this.replyTos = (replyNote.replyTo ?: mutableListOf()).plus(replyNote).toMutableList()
             replyNote.author?.let { replyUser ->
-                this.mentions = (replyNote.mentions ?: emptyList()).plus(replyUser)
+                val currentMentions = replyNote.mentions ?: emptyList()
+                if (currentMentions.contains(replyUser)) {
+                    this.mentions = currentMentions
+                } else {
+                    this.mentions = currentMentions.plus(replyUser)
+                }
+
             }
         }
         this.account = account
@@ -89,7 +95,7 @@ class NewPostViewModel: ViewModel() {
             }.joinToString(" ")
         }.joinToString("\n")
 
-        account?.sendPost(newMessage, originalNote, mentions)
+        account?.sendPost(newMessage, replyTos, mentions)
         message = TextFieldValue("")
         urlPreview = null
     }