diff --git a/packages/discord-bot/src/utils/embeds/praiseSuccessEmbed.ts b/packages/discord-bot/src/utils/embeds/praiseSuccessEmbed.ts
index 298ceed7f..ef34e70dc 100644
--- a/packages/discord-bot/src/utils/embeds/praiseSuccessEmbed.ts
+++ b/packages/discord-bot/src/utils/embeds/praiseSuccessEmbed.ts
@@ -5,11 +5,17 @@ export const praiseSuccessEmbed = async (
   user: User,
   receivers: string[],
   reason: string,
-  host: string
+  host: string,
+  praiseNotificationsEnabled = true
 ): Promise<EmbedBuilder> => {
-  const msg = ((await getSetting('PRAISE_SUCCESS_MESSAGE', host)) as string)
-    .replace('{@receivers}', `${receivers.join(', ')}`)
-    .replace('{reason}', reason);
+  let msg = (await getSetting('PRAISE_SUCCESS_MESSAGE', host)) as string;
+
+  if (!praiseNotificationsEnabled) {
+    msg = msg.replace('{@receivers}', '[HIDDEN]');
+  } else {
+    msg = msg.replace('{@receivers}', `${receivers.join(', ')}`);
+  }
+  msg = msg.replace('{reason}', reason);
 
   const embed = new EmbedBuilder().setColor(0xe6007e).setDescription(msg);
   return embed;
diff --git a/packages/discord-bot/src/utils/givePraise.ts b/packages/discord-bot/src/utils/givePraise.ts
index 98a951715..a900af912 100644
--- a/packages/discord-bot/src/utils/givePraise.ts
+++ b/packages/discord-bot/src/utils/givePraise.ts
@@ -69,6 +69,11 @@ export const givePraise = async (
     })
   );
 
+  const praiseNotificationsEnabled = (await getSetting(
+    'DISCORD_BOT_PRAISE_NOTIFICATIONS_ENABLED',
+    host
+  )) as boolean;
+
   let praiseItems: Praise[] = [];
   if (receivers.length !== 0) {
     await interaction.editReply({
@@ -78,7 +83,8 @@ export const givePraise = async (
           interaction.user,
           validReceiverIds.map((id) => `<@!${id}>`),
           reason,
-          host
+          host,
+          praiseNotificationsEnabled
         ),
       ],
       components: [],
@@ -105,11 +111,6 @@ export const givePraise = async (
       ? process.env?.FRONTEND_URL || 'undefined:/'
       : `https://${host}`;
 
-  const praiseNotificationsEnabled = (await getSetting(
-    'DISCORD_BOT_PRAISE_NOTIFICATIONS_ENABLED',
-    host
-  )) as boolean;
-
   if (praiseNotificationsEnabled) {
     await Promise.all(
       praiseItems.map(async (praise) => {