diff --git a/galaxy/src/main/java/com/alttd/chat/handler/ChatHandler.java b/galaxy/src/main/java/com/alttd/chat/handler/ChatHandler.java
index 23f9fa1..a5863c2 100755
--- a/galaxy/src/main/java/com/alttd/chat/handler/ChatHandler.java
+++ b/galaxy/src/main/java/com/alttd/chat/handler/ChatHandler.java
@@ -261,7 +261,8 @@ public class ChatHandler {
         Stream<? extends Player> stream = Bukkit.getServer().getOnlinePlayers().stream()
                 .filter(p -> p.hasPermission(chatChannel.getPermission()));
         if (!player.hasPermission("chat.ignorebypass")) {
-            stream = stream.filter(p -> !ChatUserManager.getChatUser(p.getUniqueId()).getIgnoredPlayers().contains(uuid) && !p.hasPermission("chat.ignorebypass"));
+            stream = stream.filter(receiver -> !ChatUserManager.getChatUser(receiver.getUniqueId()).getIgnoredPlayers().contains(uuid)
+                    || receiver.hasPermission("chat.ignorebypass"));
         }
         stream.forEach(p -> p.sendMessage(component));
     }
diff --git a/galaxy/src/main/java/com/alttd/chat/listeners/ChatListener.java b/galaxy/src/main/java/com/alttd/chat/listeners/ChatListener.java
index bdf32af..645cb3f 100755
--- a/galaxy/src/main/java/com/alttd/chat/listeners/ChatListener.java
+++ b/galaxy/src/main/java/com/alttd/chat/listeners/ChatListener.java
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ public class ChatListener implements Listener {
 
         if (!player.hasPermission("chat.ignorebypass")) {
             stream = stream.filter(receiver -> !ChatUserManager.getChatUser(receiver.getUniqueId()).getIgnoredPlayers().contains(uuid)
-                                               && !receiver.hasPermission("chat.ignorebypass"));
+                    || receiver.hasPermission("chat.ignorebypass"));
         }
         Set<Player> receivers = stream.collect(Collectors.toSet());
 
@@ -140,9 +140,9 @@ public class ChatListener implements Listener {
             String nickName = PlainTextComponentSerializer.plainText().serialize(onlinePlayer.displayName());
 
             Pattern namePattern = Pattern.compile("\\b(?<!\\\\)" + name + "\\b", Pattern.CASE_INSENSITIVE);
-//            Pattern escapedNamePattern = Pattern.compile("\\b\\\\" + name + "\\b", Pattern.CASE_INSENSITIVE);
+            //            Pattern escapedNamePattern = Pattern.compile("\\b\\\\" + name + "\\b", Pattern.CASE_INSENSITIVE);
             Pattern nickPattern = Pattern.compile("\\b(?<!\\\\)" + nickName + "\\b", Pattern.CASE_INSENSITIVE);
-//            Pattern escapedNickPattern = Pattern.compile("\\b\\\\" + nickName + "\\b", Pattern.CASE_INSENSITIVE);
+            //            Pattern escapedNickPattern = Pattern.compile("\\b\\\\" + nickName + "\\b", Pattern.CASE_INSENSITIVE);
 
             ChatUser onlinePlayerUser = ChatUserManager.getChatUser(onlinePlayer.getUniqueId());
             if (namePattern.matcher(modifiableString.string()).find()) {
@@ -152,16 +152,18 @@ public class ChatListener implements Listener {
                         .replacement(mention.append(onlinePlayerUser.getDisplayName()))
                         .build());
                 //TODO replace all instances of \name with just name but using the match result so the capitalization doesn't change
-//                modifiableString.replace(TextReplacementConfig.builder()
-//                        .once()
-//                        .match(escapedNamePattern)
-//                        .replacement((a, b) -> {
-//                            String substring = a.group().substring(1);
-//                            return ;
-//                        });
+                //                modifiableString.replace(TextReplacementConfig.builder()
+                //                        .once()
+                //                        .match(escapedNamePattern)
+                //                        .replacement((a, b) -> {
+                //                            String substring = a.group().substring(1);
+                //                            return ;
+                //                        });
+
                 if (!ChatUserManager.getChatUser(onlinePlayer.getUniqueId()).getIgnoredPlayers().contains(player.getUniqueId())
-                    && !player.hasPermission("chat.ignorebypass"))
+                        || player.hasPermission("chat.ignorebypass")) {
                     playersToPing.add(onlinePlayer);
+                }
             } else if (nickPattern.matcher(modifiableString.string()).find()) {
                 modifiableString.replace(TextReplacementConfig.builder()
                         .once()
@@ -169,8 +171,9 @@ public class ChatListener implements Listener {
                         .replacement(mention.append(onlinePlayerUser.getDisplayName()))
                         .build());
                 if (!ChatUserManager.getChatUser(onlinePlayer.getUniqueId()).getIgnoredPlayers().contains(player.getUniqueId())
-                    && !player.hasPermission("chat.ignorebypass"))
+                        || player.hasPermission("chat.ignorebypass")) {
                     playersToPing.add(onlinePlayer);
+                }
             }
         }
     }