diff --git a/templates/rocketchat-bot.py.j2 b/templates/rocketchat-bot.py.j2
index 1ff4db4..8f31bf4 100755
--- a/templates/rocketchat-bot.py.j2
+++ b/templates/rocketchat-bot.py.j2
@@ -150,9 +150,13 @@ def postAlertmanager(chatName):
 
 
 def send_alert_message(channel, alert):
-    message = "[**{state}**] [{instance}] {amendment}".format(state=alert['status'],
-                                                         instance=alert['labels'].get('instance', 'unknown'),
-                                                         amendment='@here' if alert['status'] == 'firing' else alert['annotations'].get('title'))
+    message = "[**{state}**] [{instance}] {amendment} {mention}".format(
+        state=alert['status'],
+        instance=alert['labels'].get('instance', 'unknown'),
+        amendment=alert['annotations'].get('title'),
+        mention='@here' if alert['status'] == 'firing' and alert['labels']['severity'] == 'critical' else ''
+        )
+
     attach = []
 
     # attach details if alert is firing