diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index ce033e7..d5d2e57 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -79,8 +79,11 @@ async fn connect_handler(
         while let Some(msg) = pubsub.on_message().next().await {
             let message_str: String = msg.get_payload().unwrap();
             let message_data: RedisMessageData = serde_json::from_str(&message_str).unwrap();
+            let message_author = message_data.payload.get("author")
+                .and_then(Value::as_i64) // Convert Value to i64
+                .unwrap_or(-1) as i32; // Convert i64 to i32
             
-            if msg.get_channel_name().starts_with("chat:")
+            if (msg.get_channel_name().starts_with("chat:") && message_author != listener_id)
                 || msg.get_channel_name().starts_with("followers:")
                 || data::is_fitting(
                     listener_id,