diff --git a/opentech/apply/activity/messaging.py b/opentech/apply/activity/messaging.py
index 8b526980c115f9509fdea45296ee5d98b593a5b1..631870c2ba0065e70e6f7f2b76df2f585d5dcda3 100644
--- a/opentech/apply/activity/messaging.py
+++ b/opentech/apply/activity/messaging.py
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ class SlackAdapter(AdapterBase):
                 reviewers_to_notify.append(reviewer)
 
         reviewers = ', '.join(
-            self.slack_id(reviewer) or str(reviewer) for reviewer in reviewers_to_notify
+            str(reviewer) for reviewer in reviewers_to_notify
         )
 
         return (
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ class EmailAdapter(AdapterBase):
         return [
             reviewer.email
             for reviewer in submission.missing_reviewers.all()
-            if submission.phase.permissions.can_review(reviewer)
+            if submission.phase.permissions.can_review(reviewer) and not reviewer.is_apply_staff
         ]
 
     def render_message(self, template, **kwargs):