diff --git a/client/src/components/notifications/NotificationsStep/Item.jsx b/client/src/components/notifications/NotificationsStep/Item.jsx
index 892a75cf..e5896991 100644
--- a/client/src/components/notifications/NotificationsStep/Item.jsx
+++ b/client/src/components/notifications/NotificationsStep/Item.jsx
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import { Button } from 'semantic-ui-react';
 
 import selectors from '../../../selectors';
 import entryActions from '../../../entry-actions';
-import { formatTextWithMentions } from '../../../utils/formatters';
+import { formatTextWithMentions } from '../../../utils/mentions';
 import Paths from '../../../constants/Paths';
 import { StaticUserIds } from '../../../constants/StaticUsers';
 import { NotificationTypes } from '../../../constants/Enums';
diff --git a/client/src/configs/markdown-plugins/mention.js b/client/src/configs/markdown-plugins/mention.js
index ec775c42..511efbd4 100644
--- a/client/src/configs/markdown-plugins/mention.js
+++ b/client/src/configs/markdown-plugins/mention.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  * Licensed under the Fair Use License: https://github.com/plankanban/planka/blob/master/LICENSE.md
  */
 
-const MENTION_REGEX = /@\[(.*?)\]\((.*?)\)/g;
+import { MENTION_REGEX } from '../../utils/mentions';
 
 export default (md) => {
   md.core.ruler.push('mention', ({ tokens }) => {
diff --git a/client/src/utils/formatters.js b/client/src/utils/formatters.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 3c6a81ca..00000000
--- a/client/src/utils/formatters.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-const MENTIONS_REGEX = /@\[(.*?)\]\(.*?\)/g;
-
-// eslint-disable-next-line import/prefer-default-export
-export const formatTextWithMentions = (text) => text.replace(MENTIONS_REGEX, '@$1');
diff --git a/client/src/utils/mentions.js b/client/src/utils/mentions.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ad4e5f21
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/src/utils/mentions.js
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+/*!
+ * Copyright (c) 2024 PLANKA Software GmbH
+ * Licensed under the Fair Use License: https://github.com/plankanban/planka/blob/master/LICENSE.md
+ */
+
+export const MENTION_REGEX = /@\[(.*?)\]\((.*?)\)/g;
+export const MENTION_NAME_REGEX = /@\[(.*?)\]\(.*?\)/g;
+
+export const formatTextWithMentions = (text) => text.replace(MENTION_NAME_REGEX, '@$1');
diff --git a/server/api/helpers/comments/create-one.js b/server/api/helpers/comments/create-one.js
index 67f5b7c1..eb0936c1 100644
--- a/server/api/helpers/comments/create-one.js
+++ b/server/api/helpers/comments/create-one.js
@@ -6,13 +6,7 @@
 const escapeMarkdown = require('escape-markdown');
 const escapeHtml = require('escape-html');
 
-const { formatTextWithMentions } = require('../../../utils/formatters');
-
-const extractMentionedUserIds = (text) => {
-  const mentionRegex = /@\[.*?\]\((.*?)\)/g;
-  const matches = [...text.matchAll(mentionRegex)];
-  return matches.map((match) => match[1]);
-};
+const { extractMentionIds, formatTextWithMentions } = require('../../../utils/mentions');
 
 const buildAndSendNotifications = async (services, board, card, comment, actorUser, t) => {
   const markdownCardLink = `[${escapeMarkdown(card.name)}](${sails.config.custom.baseUrl}/cards/${card.id})`;
@@ -99,18 +93,18 @@ module.exports = {
       user: values.user,
     });
 
-    let mentionedUserIds = extractMentionedUserIds(values.text);
+    let mentionUserIds = extractMentionIds(comment.text);
 
-    if (mentionedUserIds.length > 0) {
+    if (mentionUserIds.length > 0) {
       const boardMemberUserIds = await sails.helpers.boards.getMemberUserIds(inputs.board.id);
 
-      mentionedUserIds = _.difference(
-        _.intersection(mentionedUserIds, boardMemberUserIds),
+      mentionUserIds = _.difference(
+        _.intersection(mentionUserIds, boardMemberUserIds),
         comment.userId,
       );
     }
 
-    const mentionedUserIdsSet = new Set(mentionedUserIds);
+    const mentionUserIdsSet = new Set(mentionUserIds);
 
     const cardSubscriptionUserIds = await sails.helpers.cards.getSubscriptionUserIds(
       comment.cardId,
@@ -123,7 +117,7 @@ module.exports = {
     );
 
     const notifiableUserIds = _.union(
-      mentionedUserIds,
+      mentionUserIds,
       cardSubscriptionUserIds,
       boardSubscriptionUserIds,
     );
@@ -134,7 +128,7 @@ module.exports = {
           values: {
             userId,
             comment,
-            type: mentionedUserIdsSet.has(userId)
+            type: mentionUserIdsSet.has(userId)
               ? Notification.Types.MENTION_IN_COMMENT
               : Notification.Types.COMMENT_CARD,
             data: {
diff --git a/server/api/helpers/notifications/create-one.js b/server/api/helpers/notifications/create-one.js
index 33a49e64..3b26a6cb 100644
--- a/server/api/helpers/notifications/create-one.js
+++ b/server/api/helpers/notifications/create-one.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 const escapeMarkdown = require('escape-markdown');
 const escapeHtml = require('escape-html');
 
-const { formatTextWithMentions } = require('../../../utils/formatters');
+const { formatTextWithMentions } = require('../../../utils/mentions');
 
 const buildTitle = (notification, t) => {
   switch (notification.type) {
diff --git a/server/utils/formatters.js b/server/utils/formatters.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 6c266c6b..00000000
--- a/server/utils/formatters.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-const MENTIONS_REGEX = /@\[(.*?)\]\(.*?\)/g;
-
-const formatTextWithMentions = (text) => text.replace(MENTIONS_REGEX, '@$1');
-
-module.exports = {
-  formatTextWithMentions,
-};
diff --git a/server/utils/mentions.js b/server/utils/mentions.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cab09dfb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/utils/mentions.js
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+/*!
+ * Copyright (c) 2024 PLANKA Software GmbH
+ * Licensed under the Fair Use License: https://github.com/plankanban/planka/blob/master/LICENSE.md
+ */
+
+const MENTION_ID_REGEX = /@\[.*?\]\((.*?)\)/g;
+const MENTION_NAME_REGEX = /@\[(.*?)\]\(.*?\)/g;
+
+const extractMentionIds = (text) => {
+  const matches = [...text.matchAll(MENTION_ID_REGEX)];
+  return matches.map((match) => match[1]);
+};
+
+const formatTextWithMentions = (text) => text.replace(MENTION_NAME_REGEX, '@$1');
+
+module.exports = {
+  MENTION_ID_REGEX,
+  MENTION_NAME_REGEX,
+
+  extractMentionIds,
+  formatTextWithMentions,
+};