diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 601a756..ea3d466 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "paravel",
-  "version": "0.5.2",
+  "version": "0.5.3",
   "description": "Yet another toolkit for nostr",
   "author": "hodlbod",
   "license": "MIT",
diff --git a/src/util/Tags.ts b/src/util/Tags.ts
index e24d5f6..5d164e7 100644
--- a/src/util/Tags.ts
+++ b/src/util/Tags.ts
@@ -91,7 +91,9 @@ export class Tags extends (Fluent<Tag> as OmitStatics<typeof Fluent<Tag>, 'from'
 
     tags
       .forEach((t: Tag, i: number) => {
-        if (t.mark() === 'root') {
+        if (t.key() === "q") {
+          mentions.push(t.valueOf())
+        } else if (t.mark() === 'root') {
           roots.push(t.valueOf())
         } else if (t.mark() === 'reply') {
           replies.push(t.valueOf())