diff --git a/files/helpers/const.py b/files/helpers/const.py
index 3da03891d..1628775d5 100644
--- a/files/helpers/const.py
+++ b/files/helpers/const.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ CC_TITLE = CC.title()
 
 NOTIFICATIONS_ID = 1
 AUTOJANNY_ID = 2
+MODMAIL_ID = 2
 SNAPPY_ID = 3
 LONGPOSTBOT_ID = 4
 ZOZBOT_ID = 5
diff --git a/files/helpers/jinja2.py b/files/helpers/jinja2.py
index 91ce90ee9..9332a887b 100644
--- a/files/helpers/jinja2.py
+++ b/files/helpers/jinja2.py
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ def inject_constants():
 		"SITE_FULL":SITE_FULL,
 		"AUTOJANNY_ID":AUTOJANNY_ID,
 		"NOTIFICATIONS_ID":NOTIFICATIONS_ID,
+		"MODMAIL_ID":MODMAIL_ID,
 		"PUSHER_ID":PUSHER_ID,
 		"CC":CC,
 		"CC_TITLE":CC_TITLE,
diff --git a/files/routes/users.py b/files/routes/users.py
index 96f193c78..b30d9d8be 100644
--- a/files/routes/users.py
+++ b/files/routes/users.py
@@ -528,6 +528,10 @@ def message2(v, username):
 			"contact modmail if you think this decision was incorrect.")
 
 	user = get_user(username, v=v, include_blocks=True)
+
+	if user.id == MODMAIL_ID:
+		abort(403, "Please use modmail to contact the admins")
+
 	if hasattr(user, 'is_blocking') and user.is_blocking: abort(403, "You're blocking this user.")
 
 	if v.admin_level <= 1 and hasattr(user, 'is_blocked') and user.is_blocked:
@@ -536,7 +540,6 @@ def message2(v, username):
 	message = request.values.get("message", "").strip()[:10000].strip()
 
 	if not message: abort(400, "Message is empty!")
-
 	body_html = sanitize(message)
 
 	existing = g.db.query(Comment.id).filter(Comment.author_id == v.id,
@@ -553,7 +556,6 @@ def message2(v, username):
 						  body_html=body_html
 						  )
 	g.db.add(c)
-
 	g.db.flush()
 
 	c.top_comment_id = c.id
@@ -588,12 +590,12 @@ def messagereply(v):
 	parent = get_comment(id, v=v)
 	user_id = parent.author.id
 
-	if parent.sentto == 2: user_id = None
+	if parent.sentto == MODMAIL_ID: user_id = None
 	elif v.id == user_id: user_id = parent.sentto
 
 	body_html = sanitize(message)
 
-	if parent.sentto == 2 and request.files.get("file") and request.headers.get("cf-ipcountry") != "T1":
+	if parent.sentto == MODMAIL_ID and request.files.get("file") and request.headers.get("cf-ipcountry") != "T1":
 		file=request.files["file"]
 		if file.content_type.startswith('image/'):
 			name = f'/images/{time.time()}'.replace('.','') + '.webp'
diff --git a/files/templates/comments.html b/files/templates/comments.html
index bcf658144..f9784b70d 100644
--- a/files/templates/comments.html
+++ b/files/templates/comments.html
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@
 	{% elif c.author_id==NOTIFICATIONS_ID or c.author_id==AUTOJANNY_ID %}
 	<span class="font-weight-bold">Notification</span>
 	{% else %}
-		{% if c.sentto == 2 %}
+		{% if c.sentto == MODMAIL_ID %}
 			<span class="font-weight-bold">Sent to admins</span>
 		{% else %}
 			<span class="font-weight-bold">Sent to @{{c.senttouser.username}}</span>
@@ -556,7 +556,7 @@
 						<textarea required autocomplete="off" minlength="1" maxlength="10000" name="body" form="reply-to-t3_{{c.id}}" data-id="{{c.id}}" class="comment-box form-control rounded" id="reply-form-body-{{c.id}}" aria-label="With textarea" rows="3" oninput="markdown('reply-form-body-{{c.id}}', 'message-reply-{{c.id}}')"></textarea> 
 						<div class="comment-format" id="comment-format-bar-{{c.id}}"> 
 
-							{% if c.sentto == 2 %}
+							{% if c.sentto == MODMAIL_ID %}
 								<label class="btn btn-secondary m-0 mt-3" for="file-upload">
 									<div id="filename"><i class="far fa-image"></i></div>
 									<input autocomplete="off" id="file-upload" type="file" name="file" accept="image/*, video/*" {% if request.headers.get('cf-ipcountry')=="T1" %}disabled{% endif %} onchange="changename('filename','file-upload')" hidden>