diff --git a/src/EllieBot/Modules/Utility/AfkService.cs b/src/EllieBot/Modules/Utility/AfkService.cs
index 2ea269b..18c5f2c 100644
--- a/src/EllieBot/Modules/Utility/AfkService.cs
+++ b/src/EllieBot/Modules/Utility/AfkService.cs
@@ -126,13 +126,12 @@ public sealed class AfkService : IEService, IReadyExecutor
                 {
                     var st = SmartText.CreateFrom(msg);
 
-                    st = $"The user you've pinged ({arg.Author}) is AFK: " + st;
+                    st = $"The user you've pinged (<#{mentionedUserId}>) is AFK: " + st;
 
                     var toDelete = await _mss.Response(arg.Channel)
                                              .User(arg.Author)
                                              .Message(uMsg)
                                              .Text(st)
-                                             .Sanitize(false)
                                              .SendAsync();
 
                     toDelete.DeleteAfter(30);