diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 77f9413e1c..16fe6aa811 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
     "request": "~2.25.0",
     "reds": "~0.2.4",
     "winston": "~0.7.2",
-    "nodebb-plugin-mentions": "~0.1.10",
+    "nodebb-plugin-mentions": "~0.1.11",
     "nodebb-plugin-markdown": "~0.1.7",
     "rss": "~0.2.0",
     "prompt": "~0.2.11",
diff --git a/src/websockets.js b/src/websockets.js
index 1a9f43b9fc..ad35d5428d 100644
--- a/src/websockets.js
+++ b/src/websockets.js
@@ -49,6 +49,11 @@ module.exports.logoutUser = function(uid) {
 	}
 }
 
+function isUserOnline(uid) {
+	return !!userSockets[uid] && userSockets[uid].length > 0;
+}
+module.exports.isUserOnline = isUserOnline;
+
 module.exports.init = function(io) {
 
 	global.io = io;
@@ -278,12 +283,6 @@ module.exports.init = function(io) {
 			user.reset.commit(socket, data.code, data.password);
 		});
 
-		function isUserOnline(uid) {
-			return !!userSockets[uid] && userSockets[uid].length > 0;
-		}
-
-		module.exports.isUserOnline = isUserOnline;
-
 		socket.on('api:user.get_online_users', function(data) {
 			var returnData = [];