diff --git a/core/utils/chat_formatting.py b/core/utils/chat_formatting.py
index fd4cdc0ac..964a5ec37 100644
--- a/core/utils/chat_formatting.py
+++ b/core/utils/chat_formatting.py
@@ -31,11 +31,11 @@ def italics(text):
     return "*{}*".format(text)
 
 
-def pagify(text, delims=["\n"], *, escape=True, shorten_by=8,
+def pagify(text, delims=["\n"], *, escape_mass_mentions=True, shorten_by=8,
            page_length=2000):
     """DOES NOT RESPECT MARKDOWN BOXES OR INLINE CODE"""
     in_text = text
-    if escape:
+    if escape_mass_mentions:
         num_mentions = text.count("@here") + text.count("@everyone")
         shorten_by += num_mentions
     page_length -= shorten_by
@@ -43,14 +43,14 @@ def pagify(text, delims=["\n"], *, escape=True, shorten_by=8,
         closest_delim = max([in_text.rfind(d, 0, page_length)
                              for d in delims])
         closest_delim = closest_delim if closest_delim != -1 else page_length
-        if escape:
+        if escape_mass_mentions:
             to_send = escape(in_text[:closest_delim], mass_mentions=True)
         else:
             to_send = in_text[:closest_delim]
         yield to_send
         in_text = in_text[closest_delim:]
 
-    if escape:
+    if escape_mass_mentions:
         yield escape(in_text, mass_mentions=True)
     else:
         yield in_text