diff --git a/packages/client-discord/src/messages.ts b/packages/client-discord/src/messages.ts
index d81d7369bd..36411e82b6 100644
--- a/packages/client-discord/src/messages.ts
+++ b/packages/client-discord/src/messages.ts
@@ -507,6 +507,27 @@ export class MessageManager {
         }
     }
 
+    private _isMessageForMe(message: DiscordMessage): boolean {
+        const isMentioned = message.mentions.users?.has(this.client.user?.id as string);
+        const guild = message.guild;
+        const member = guild?.members.cache.get(this.client.user?.id as string);
+        const nickname = member?.nickname;
+        const memberId = member?.id;
+
+        // Don't consider role mentions as direct mentions
+        const hasRoleMentionOnly = message.mentions.roles.size > 0 && !isMentioned;
+
+        // If it's only a role mention and we're in team mode, let team logic handle it
+        if (hasRoleMentionOnly && this.runtime.character.clientConfig?.discord?.isPartOfTeam) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        return isMentioned || (!this.runtime.character.clientConfig?.discord?.shouldRespondOnlyToMentions && (
+            message.content.toLowerCase().includes(this.client.user?.username.toLowerCase() as string) ||
+            message.content.toLowerCase().includes(this.client.user?.tag.toLowerCase() as string) ||
+            (nickname && message.content.toLowerCase().includes(nickname.toLowerCase()))));
+    }
+
     async processMessageMedia(
         message: DiscordMessage
     ): Promise<{ processedContent: string; attachments: Media[] }> {
@@ -666,47 +687,6 @@ export class MessageManager {
         );
     }
 
-    private _isMessageForMe(message: DiscordMessage): boolean {
-        const isMentioned = message.mentions.users?.has(
-            this.client.user?.id as string
-        );
-        const guild = message.guild;
-        const member = guild?.members.cache.get(this.client.user?.id as string);
-        const nickname = member?.nickname;
-
-        // Don't consider role mentions as direct mentions
-        const hasRoleMentionOnly =
-            message.mentions.roles.size > 0 && !isMentioned;
-
-        // If it's only a role mention and we're in team mode, let team logic handle it
-        if (
-            hasRoleMentionOnly &&
-            this.runtime.character.clientConfig?.discord?.isPartOfTeam
-        ) {
-            return false;
-        }
-
-        return (
-            isMentioned ||
-            (!this.runtime.character.clientConfig?.discord
-                ?.shouldRespondOnlyToMentions &&
-                (message.content
-                    .toLowerCase()
-                    .includes(
-                        this.client.user?.username.toLowerCase() as string
-                    ) ||
-                    message.content
-                        .toLowerCase()
-                        .includes(
-                            this.client.user?.tag.toLowerCase() as string
-                        ) ||
-                    (nickname &&
-                        message.content
-                            .toLowerCase()
-                            .includes(nickname.toLowerCase()))))
-        );
-    }
-
     private async _analyzeContextSimilarity(
         currentMessage: string,
         previousContext?: MessageContext,