diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 66c9dbf..fdee68e 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1431,7 +1431,7 @@ checksum = "df94ce210e5bc13cb6651479fa48d14f601d9858cfe0467f43ae157023b938d3"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "payphone"
-version = "4.0.5"
+version = "4.0.6"
 dependencies = [
  "async-trait",
  "axum",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 82e4701..cb61477 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "payphone"
-version = "4.0.5"
+version = "4.0.6"
 edition = "2024"
 default-run = "payphone"
 
diff --git a/src/discord/sanitizing.rs b/src/discord/sanitizing.rs
index 21d617a..64064c3 100644
--- a/src/discord/sanitizing.rs
+++ b/src/discord/sanitizing.rs
@@ -11,6 +11,12 @@ pub trait SanitizeDiscordMarkdown {
     /// Returns:
     /// [`String`] - The sanitized string.
     fn sanitize(&self, hard: bool) -> String;
+
+    /// Sanitizes mentions in a string.
+    ///
+    /// Returns:
+    /// [`String`] - The sanitized string.
+    fn sanitize_mentions(&self) -> String;
 }
 
 impl<T> SanitizeDiscordMarkdown for T
@@ -40,7 +46,13 @@ where
         };
 
         // Now block ping attempts — break mentions
-        escaped
+        escaped.sanitize_mentions()
+    }
+
+    fn sanitize_mentions(&self) -> String {
+        let input = self.to_string();
+
+        input
             .replace("@everyone", "@\u{200B}everyone")
             .replace("@here", "@\u{200B}here")
             .replace("<@", "<@\u{200B}") // user mentions
diff --git a/src/groups/calls/events.rs b/src/groups/calls/events.rs
index db5c973..2c89874 100644
--- a/src/groups/calls/events.rs
+++ b/src/groups/calls/events.rs
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ impl OnMessageHandler<State> for CallMessageHandler {
                 .allowed_mentions(None)
                 .username(&profile.name)
                 .avatar_url(&profile.avatar_url)
-                .content(&content)
+                .content(&content.sanitize_mentions())
                 .embeds(&embeds)
                 .wait()
                 .await