diff --git a/src/pages/stream/stream.ts b/src/pages/stream/stream.ts
index 2f63a08..8a9193d 100644
--- a/src/pages/stream/stream.ts
+++ b/src/pages/stream/stream.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ export class StreamPage {
   since_id: string;
   before_id: string;
   fetcher: any;
+  myUsername: string;
 
   constructor(public navCtrl: NavController, public navParams: NavParams, public modalCtrl: ModalController) {
     // console.log(JSON.stringify(navParams));
@@ -36,6 +37,13 @@ export class StreamPage {
         this.fetchPosts();
         break;
     }
+    pnut.user('me').then(res => {
+      this.myUsername = res.data.username;
+      console.log('-- check --');
+      console.log(this.myUsername);
+    }).catch(err => {
+      console.log(err);
+    });
   }
 
   fetchOlderPosts(infiniteScroll) {
@@ -142,13 +150,13 @@ export class StreamPage {
   }
 
   showReplyPost(postData) {
-    let newPostModal = this.modalCtrl.create(NewPostModal, {type: 'reply', post: postData});
+    let newPostModal = this.modalCtrl.create(NewPostModal, {type: 'reply', post: postData, me: this.myUsername});
     newPostModal.present();
   }
 
   showQuotedPost(postData) {
     console.log(postData);
-    let newPostModal = this.modalCtrl.create(NewPostModal, {type: 'quote', post: postData});
+    let newPostModal = this.modalCtrl.create(NewPostModal, {type: 'quote', post: postData, me: this.myUsername});
     newPostModal.present();
   }
 
@@ -194,9 +202,11 @@ export class NewPostModal {
   replyid: string;
   ptext: string;
   options: Object;
+  myUsername: string;
 
   constructor(public navParams: NavParams, public viewCtrl: ViewController) {
     console.log(this.navParams);
+    this.myUsername = navParams.data.me;
     if (navParams.data.type === 'reply') {
       this.replyid = navParams.data.post.id;
       this.options = {replyTo: this.replyid};
@@ -233,7 +243,9 @@ export class NewPostModal {
     let mtext = ""
     for(var i = 0; i < mentions.length; i++) {
       let mu = mentions[i].text;
-      mtext += "@" + mu + " ";
+      if (mu !== this.myUsername) {
+        mtext += "@" + mu + " ";
+      }
     }
     if (mtext.length > 0) {
       return mtext;