diff --git a/contributingGuides/CONTRIBUTING.md b/contributingGuides/CONTRIBUTING.md
index a6b9a3404ac4..8d608e7a0d02 100644
--- a/contributingGuides/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/contributingGuides/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ All contributors should be a member of **two** Slack channels:
 
 Before requesting an invite to Slack please ensure your Upwork account is active, since we only pay via Upwork (see [below](https://github.com/Expensify/App/blob/main/contributingGuides/CONTRIBUTING.md#payment-for-contributions)). To request an invite to these two Slack channels, email contributors@expensify.com with the subject `Slack Channel Invites`. We'll send you an invite! 
 
-Note: the Expensify team will not be able to respond to direct messages in Slack.
+Note: Do not send direct messages to the Expensify team in Slack or Expensify Chat, they will not be able to respond. 
 
 Note: if you are hired for an Upwork job and have any job-specific questions, please ask in the GitHub issue or pull request. This will ensure that the person addressing your question has as much context as possible.
 
@@ -196,4 +196,4 @@ During communication with Expensify, you will come across a variety of acronyms
 - **RHP:** Right Hand Panel (on larger screens, pages are often displayed docked to the right side of the screen)
 - **QA:** Quality Assurance
 - **GH:** GitHub
-- **LGTM:*** Looks good to me
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+- **LGTM:*** Looks good to me