diff --git a/src/components/moderation/ban.ts b/src/components/moderation/ban.ts
index 0c25f36c..a4c205be 100644
--- a/src/components/moderation/ban.ts
+++ b/src/components/moderation/ban.ts
@@ -114,8 +114,9 @@ export default class Ban extends ModerationComponent {
                 removed: null,
                 expunged: null,
             };
+            await this.notify_user(command, user, "banned", moderation);
             await this.register_new_moderation(moderation);
-            await this.notify(command, user, "banned", moderation);
+            await this.reply_with_success(command, user, "banned");
         } catch (e) {
             await this.reply_with_error(command, "Error banning");
             critical_error(e);
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ export default class Ban extends ModerationComponent {
             } else {
                 await this.remove_moderation(res.value);
                 this.sleep_list.remove(res.value._id);
-                await this.notify(command, user, "unbanned", res.value, true);
+                await this.reply_with_success(command, user, "unbanned");
             }
         } catch (e) {
             await this.reply_with_error(command, "Error unbanning");
diff --git a/src/components/moderation/kick.ts b/src/components/moderation/kick.ts
index 37a00916..23a55ddc 100644
--- a/src/components/moderation/kick.ts
+++ b/src/components/moderation/kick.ts
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ export default class Kick extends ModerationComponent {
                 expunged: null,
             };
             await this.register_new_moderation(moderation);
-            await this.notify(command, user, "kicked", moderation);
+            await this.reply_and_notify(command, user, "kicked", moderation);
         } catch (e) {
             await this.reply_with_error(command, "Error kicking");
             critical_error(e);
diff --git a/src/components/moderation/moderation-common.ts b/src/components/moderation/moderation-common.ts
index ad1d4444..561b001e 100644
--- a/src/components/moderation/moderation-common.ts
+++ b/src/components/moderation/moderation-common.ts
@@ -249,13 +249,7 @@ export abstract class ModerationComponent extends BotComponent {
         }
     }
 
-    async notify(
-        command: TextBasedCommand,
-        user: Discord.User,
-        action: string,
-        moderation: Omit<moderation_entry, "case">,
-        is_removal = false,
-    ) {
+    async reply_with_success(command: TextBasedCommand, user: Discord.User, action: string) {
         await command.reply({
             embeds: [
                 new Discord.EmbedBuilder()
@@ -263,6 +257,15 @@ export abstract class ModerationComponent extends BotComponent {
                     .setDescription(`<:success:1138616548630745088> ***${user.displayName} was ${action}***`),
             ],
         });
+    }
+
+    async notify_user(
+        command: TextBasedCommand,
+        user: Discord.User,
+        action: string,
+        moderation: Omit<moderation_entry, "case">,
+        is_removal = false,
+    ) {
         const duration = moderation.duration ? time_to_human(moderation.duration) : "Permanent";
         try {
             await (
@@ -288,4 +291,15 @@ export abstract class ModerationComponent extends BotComponent {
             critical_error(e);
         }
     }
+
+    async reply_and_notify(
+        command: TextBasedCommand,
+        user: Discord.User,
+        action: string,
+        moderation: Omit<moderation_entry, "case">,
+        is_removal = false,
+    ) {
+        await this.reply_with_success(command, user, action);
+        await this.notify_user(command, user, action, moderation, is_removal);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/components/moderation/mute.ts b/src/components/moderation/mute.ts
index 4c454ac1..5dbd94f1 100644
--- a/src/components/moderation/mute.ts
+++ b/src/components/moderation/mute.ts
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ export default class Mute extends ModerationComponent {
                 expunged: null,
             };
             await this.register_new_moderation(moderation);
-            await this.notify(command, user, "muted", moderation);
+            await this.reply_and_notify(command, user, "muted", moderation);
         } catch (e) {
             await this.reply_with_error(command, "Error applying mute");
             critical_error(e);
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ export default class Mute extends ModerationComponent {
             } else {
                 await this.remove_moderation(res.value);
                 this.sleep_list.remove(res.value._id);
-                await this.notify(command, user, "unmuted", res.value, true);
+                await this.reply_and_notify(command, user, "unmuted", res.value, true);
             }
         } catch (e) {
             await this.reply_with_error(command, "Error unmuting");