diff --git a/modules/irc/src/main/IrcApi.scala b/modules/irc/src/main/IrcApi.scala
index ebd55db9ce..4a3a312ce2 100644
--- a/modules/irc/src/main/IrcApi.scala
+++ b/modules/irc/src/main/IrcApi.scala
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ final class IrcApi(
           )
         case Some(note) =>
           zulip.sendAndGetLink(stream, "/" + user.username)(
-            s"${markdown.modLink(mod.user.username)} :pepenote: **${markdown
+            s"${markdown.modLink(mod.user)} :pepenote: **${markdown
               .userLink(user.username)}** (${markdown.userNotesLink(user.username)}):\n" +
               markdown.linkifyUsers(note.text take 2000)
           )
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ final class IrcApi(
   def commlog(mod: Holder, user: User, reportBy: Option[User.ID]): Funit =
     zulip(_.mod.adminLog, "private comms checks")({
       val finalS = if (user.username endsWith "s") "" else "s"
-      s"**${markdown modLink mod.user.username}** checked out **${markdown userLink user.username}**'$finalS communications "
+      s"**${markdown modLink mod.user}** checked out **${markdown userLink user.username}**'$finalS communications "
     } + reportBy.filter(mod.id !=).fold("spontaneously") { by =>
       s"while investigating a report created by ${markdown.userLink(by)}"
     })