diff --git a/bot/exts/utils/snekbox.py b/bot/exts/utils/snekbox.py
index 8a2e68b282..7ec617ef4a 100644
--- a/bot/exts/utils/snekbox.py
+++ b/bot/exts/utils/snekbox.py
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ async def send_job(
                 output, paste_link = await self.format_output(results["stdout"])
 
             icon = self.get_status_emoji(results)
-            msg = f"{ctx.author.mention} {icon} {msg}.\n\n```\n{output}\n```"
+            msg = f"{icon} {msg}.\n\n```\n{output}\n```"
             if paste_link:
                 msg = f"{msg}\nFull output: {paste_link}"
 
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ async def send_job(
             else:
                 allowed_mentions = AllowedMentions(everyone=False, roles=False, users=[ctx.author])
                 view = self.build_python_version_switcher_view(job_name, python_version, ctx, code, args)
-                response = await ctx.send(msg, allowed_mentions=allowed_mentions, view=view)
+                response = await ctx.reply(msg, allowed_mentions=allowed_mentions, view=view)
                 view.message = response
 
             log.info(f"{ctx.author}'s {job_name} job had a return code of {results['returncode']}")
@@ -471,8 +471,8 @@ async def run_job(
             try:
                 response = await self.send_job(ctx, python_version, code, args=args, job_name=job_name)
             except LockedResourceError:
-                await ctx.send(
-                    f"{ctx.author.mention} You've already got a job running - "
+                await ctx.reply(
+                    "You've already got a job running - "
                     "please wait for it to finish!"
                 )
                 return
diff --git a/tests/bot/exts/utils/test_snekbox.py b/tests/bot/exts/utils/test_snekbox.py
index b1f32c2105..ed4400d937 100644
--- a/tests/bot/exts/utils/test_snekbox.py
+++ b/tests/bot/exts/utils/test_snekbox.py
@@ -167,6 +167,7 @@ async def test_format_output(self):
                 '15 lines, 1965 characters output'
             ),
         )
+
         for case, expected, testname in cases:
             with self.subTest(msg=testname, case=case, expected=expected):
                 self.assertEqual(await self.cog.format_output(case), expected)
@@ -220,7 +221,7 @@ async def test_send_job(self):
         """Test the send_job function."""
         ctx = MockContext()
         ctx.message = MockMessage()
-        ctx.send = AsyncMock()
+        ctx.reply = AsyncMock()
         ctx.author = MockUser(mention='@LemonLemonishBeard#0042')
 
         self.cog.post_job = AsyncMock(return_value={'stdout': '', 'returncode': 0})
@@ -234,12 +235,12 @@ async def test_send_job(self):
 
         await self.cog.send_job(ctx, '3.11', 'MyAwesomeCode', job_name='eval')
 
-        ctx.send.assert_called_once()
+        ctx.reply.assert_called_once()
         self.assertEqual(
-            ctx.send.call_args.args[0],
-            '@LemonLemonishBeard#0042 :yay!: Return code 0.\n\n```\n[No output]\n```'
+            ctx.reply.call_args.args[0],
+            ':yay!: Return code 0.\n\n```\n[No output]\n```'
         )
-        allowed_mentions = ctx.send.call_args.kwargs['allowed_mentions']
+        allowed_mentions = ctx.reply.call_args.kwargs['allowed_mentions']
         expected_allowed_mentions = AllowedMentions(everyone=False, roles=False, users=[ctx.author])
         self.assertEqual(allowed_mentions.to_dict(), expected_allowed_mentions.to_dict())
 
@@ -252,7 +253,7 @@ async def test_send_job_with_paste_link(self):
         """Test the send_job function with a too long output that generate a paste link."""
         ctx = MockContext()
         ctx.message = MockMessage()
-        ctx.send = AsyncMock()
+        ctx.reply = AsyncMock()
         ctx.author.mention = '@LemonLemonishBeard#0042'
 
         self.cog.post_job = AsyncMock(return_value={'stdout': 'Way too long beard', 'returncode': 0})
@@ -266,10 +267,10 @@ async def test_send_job_with_paste_link(self):
 
         await self.cog.send_job(ctx, '3.11', 'MyAwesomeCode', job_name='eval')
 
-        ctx.send.assert_called_once()
+        ctx.reply.assert_called_once()
         self.assertEqual(
-            ctx.send.call_args.args[0],
-            '@LemonLemonishBeard#0042 :yay!: Return code 0.'
+            ctx.reply.call_args.args[0],
+            ':yay!: Return code 0.'
             '\n\n```\nWay too long beard\n```\nFull output: lookatmybeard.com'
         )
 
@@ -284,7 +285,7 @@ async def test_send_job_with_non_zero_eval(self):
         """Test the send_job function with a code returning a non-zero code."""
         ctx = MockContext()
         ctx.message = MockMessage()
-        ctx.send = AsyncMock()
+        ctx.reply = AsyncMock()
         ctx.author.mention = '@LemonLemonishBeard#0042'
         self.cog.post_job = AsyncMock(return_value={'stdout': 'ERROR', 'returncode': 127})
         self.cog.get_results_message = MagicMock(return_value=('Return code 127', 'Beard got stuck in the eval'))
@@ -297,10 +298,10 @@ async def test_send_job_with_non_zero_eval(self):
 
         await self.cog.send_job(ctx, '3.11', 'MyAwesomeCode', job_name='eval')
 
-        ctx.send.assert_called_once()
+        ctx.reply.assert_called_once()
         self.assertEqual(
-            ctx.send.call_args.args[0],
-            '@LemonLemonishBeard#0042 :nope!: Return code 127.\n\n```\nBeard got stuck in the eval\n```'
+            ctx.reply.call_args.args[0],
+            ':nope!: Return code 127.\n\n```\nBeard got stuck in the eval\n```'
         )
 
         self.cog.post_job.assert_called_once_with('MyAwesomeCode', '3.11', args=None)