diff --git a/src/bot.js b/src/bot.js
index 666869a..1338d03 100644
--- a/src/bot.js
+++ b/src/bot.js
@@ -20,6 +20,11 @@ const intents = [
 const bot = new Eris.Client(config.token, {
   restMode: true,
   intents: Array.from(new Set(intents)),
+  allowedMentions: {
+    everyone: false,
+    roles: false,
+    users: false,
+  },
 });
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/data/Thread.js b/src/data/Thread.js
index 37526a7..4ed6f8c 100644
--- a/src/data/Thread.js
+++ b/src/data/Thread.js
@@ -331,19 +331,25 @@ class Thread {
     // Interrupt scheduled closing, if in progress
     if (this.scheduled_close_at) {
       await this.cancelScheduledClose();
-      await this.postSystemMessage(`<@!${this.scheduled_close_id}> Thread that was scheduled to be closed got a new reply. Cancelling.`);
+      await this.postSystemMessage({
+        content: `<@!${this.scheduled_close_id}> Thread that was scheduled to be closed got a new reply. Cancelling.`,
+        allowedMentions: {
+          users: [this.scheduled_close_id],
+        },
+      });
     }
 
     if (this.alert_ids) {
       const ids = this.alert_ids.split(",");
-      let mentions = "";
-
-      ids.forEach(id => {
-        mentions += `<@!${id}> `;
-      });
+      const mentionsStr = ids.map(id => `<@!${id}> `).join("");
 
       await this.deleteAlerts();
-      await this.postSystemMessage(`${mentions}New message from ${this.user_name}`);
+      await this.postSystemMessage({
+        content: `${mentionsStr}New message from ${this.user_name}`,
+        allowedMentions: {
+          users: ids,
+        },
+      });
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/src/data/threads.js b/src/data/threads.js
index 2d986d0..305f9ec 100644
--- a/src/data/threads.js
+++ b/src/data/threads.js
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ async function createNewThreadForUser(user, opts = {}) {
     if (config.mentionRole) {
       await newThread.postNonLogMessage({
         content: `${utils.getInboxMention()}New modmail thread (${newThread.user_name})`,
-        disableEveryone: false
+        allowedMentions: utils.getInboxMentionAllowedMentions(),
       });
     }
 
@@ -255,7 +255,10 @@ async function createNewThreadForUser(user, opts = {}) {
 
   infoHeader += "\n────────────────";
 
-  await newThread.postSystemMessage(infoHeader);
+  await newThread.postSystemMessage({
+    content: infoHeader,
+    allowedMentions: config.mentionUserInThreadHeader ? { users: [user.id] } : undefined,
+  });
 
   if (config.updateNotifications) {
     const availableUpdate = await updates.getAvailableUpdate();
diff --git a/src/main.js b/src/main.js
index 460e02c..600b3c6 100644
--- a/src/main.js
+++ b/src/main.js
@@ -243,6 +243,7 @@ function initBaseMessageHandlers() {
     let content;
     const mainGuilds = utils.getMainGuilds();
     const staffMention = (config.pingOnBotMention ? utils.getInboxMention() : "");
+    const allowedMentions = (config.pingOnBotMention ? utils.getInboxMentionAllowedMentions() : undefined);
 
     if (mainGuilds.length === 1) {
         content = `${staffMention}Bot mentioned in ${msg.channel.mention} by **${msg.author.username}#${msg.author.discriminator}(${msg.author.id})**: "${msg.cleanContent}"\n\n<https:\/\/discordapp.com\/channels\/${msg.channel.guild.id}\/${msg.channel.id}\/${msg.id}>`;
@@ -252,7 +253,7 @@ function initBaseMessageHandlers() {
 
     bot.createMessage(utils.getLogChannel().id, {
       content,
-      disableEveryone: false,
+      allowedMentions,
     });
 
     // Send an auto-response to the mention, if enabled
diff --git a/src/modules/block.js b/src/modules/block.js
index 5eea8fd..6a73822 100644
--- a/src/modules/block.js
+++ b/src/modules/block.js
@@ -9,7 +9,12 @@ module.exports = ({ bot, knex, config, commands }) => {
     const logChannel = utils.getLogChannel();
     for (const userId of expiredBlocks) {
       await blocked.unblock(userId);
-      logChannel.createMessage(`Block of <@!${userId}> (id \`${userId}\`) expired`);
+      logChannel.createMessage({
+        content: `Block of <@!${userId}> (id \`${userId}\`) expired`,
+        allowedMentions: {
+          users: [userId],
+        },
+      });
     }
   }
 
@@ -88,12 +93,21 @@ module.exports = ({ bot, knex, config, commands }) => {
     const blockStatus = await blocked.getBlockStatus(userIdToCheck);
     if (blockStatus.isBlocked) {
       if (blockStatus.expiresAt) {
-        msg.channel.createMessage(`<@!${userIdToCheck}> (id \`${userIdToCheck}\`) is blocked until ${blockStatus.expiresAt} (UTC)`);
+        msg.channel.createMessage({
+          content: `<@!${userIdToCheck}> (id \`${userIdToCheck}\`) is blocked until ${blockStatus.expiresAt} (UTC)`,
+          allowedMentions: { users: [userIdToCheck] },
+        });
       } else {
-        msg.channel.createMessage(`<@!${userIdToCheck}> (id \`${userIdToCheck}\`) is blocked indefinitely`);
+        msg.channel.createMessage({
+          content: `<@!${userIdToCheck}> (id \`${userIdToCheck}\`) is blocked indefinitely`,
+          allowedMentions: { users: [userIdToCheck] },
+        });
       }
     } else {
-      msg.channel.createMessage(`<@!${userIdToCheck}> (id \`${userIdToCheck}\`) is NOT blocked`);
+      msg.channel.createMessage({
+        content: `<@!${userIdToCheck}> (id \`${userIdToCheck}\`) is NOT blocked`,
+        allowedMentions: { users: [userIdToCheck] },
+      });
     }
   });
 };
diff --git a/src/utils.js b/src/utils.js
index 6c537cf..1d5f238 100644
--- a/src/utils.js
+++ b/src/utils.js
@@ -46,18 +46,18 @@ function getMainGuilds() {
  * @returns {Eris~TextChannel}
  */
 function getLogChannel() {
-  const inboxGuild = getInboxGuild();
-  const logChannel = inboxGuild.channels.get(config.logChannelId);
+  const _inboxGuild = getInboxGuild();
+  const _logChannel = _inboxGuild.channels.get(config.logChannelId);
 
-  if (! logChannel) {
+  if (! _logChannel) {
     throw new BotError("Log channel (logChannelId) not found!");
   }
 
-  if (! (logChannel instanceof Eris.TextChannel)) {
+  if (! (_logChannel instanceof Eris.TextChannel)) {
     throw new BotError("Make sure the logChannelId option is set to a text channel!");
   }
 
-  return logChannel;
+  return _logChannel;
 }
 
 function postLog(...args) {
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ function chunk(items, chunkSize) {
 function trimAll(str) {
   return str
     .split("\n")
-    .map(str => str.trim())
+    .map(_str => _str.trim())
     .join("\n");
 }
 
@@ -263,6 +263,22 @@ function getInboxMention() {
   return mentions.join(" ") + " ";
 }
 
+function getInboxMentionAllowedMentions() {
+  const mentionRoles = Array.isArray(config.mentionRole) ? config.mentionRole : [config.mentionRole];
+  const allowedMentions = {
+    everyone: false,
+    roles: [],
+  };
+
+  for (const role of mentionRoles) {
+    if (role == null) continue;
+    else if (role === "here" || role === "everyone") allowedMentions.everyone = true;
+    else allowedMentions.roles.push(role);
+  }
+
+  return allowedMentions;
+}
+
 function postSystemMessageWithFallback(channel, thread, text) {
   if (thread) {
     thread.postSystemMessage(text);
@@ -343,6 +359,7 @@ module.exports = {
   delayStringRegex,
   convertDelayStringToMS,
   getInboxMention,
+  getInboxMentionAllowedMentions,
   postSystemMessageWithFallback,
 
   chunk,