diff --git a/src/chat/conversations/private_v1.nim b/src/chat/conversations/private_v1.nim
index 7554bc9..5b31f4a 100644
--- a/src/chat/conversations/private_v1.nim
+++ b/src/chat/conversations/private_v1.nim
@@ -190,6 +190,10 @@ proc handleFrame*[T: ConversationStore](convo: PrivateV1, client: T,
   let enc = decode(bytes, EncryptedPayload).valueOr:
     raise newException(ValueError, fmt"Failed to decode EncryptedPayload: {repr(error)}")
 
+  if convo.doubleratchet.dhSelfPublic() == enc.doubleratchet.dh:
+    info "outgoing message, no need to handle", convo = convo.id()
+    return
+
   let plaintext = convo.decrypt(enc).valueOr:
     error "decryption failed", error = error
     return
diff --git a/src/chat/errors.nim b/src/chat/errors.nim
index e7b8008..f4751b0 100644
--- a/src/chat/errors.nim
+++ b/src/chat/errors.nim
@@ -9,6 +9,5 @@ type
     errTypeError
     errWrapped
 
-
 proc `$`*(x: ChatError): string =
   fmt"ChatError(code={$x.code}, context: {x.context})"
diff --git a/src/naxolotl/naxolotl.nim b/src/naxolotl/naxolotl.nim
index f2b0fb8..ad2efa6 100644
--- a/src/naxolotl/naxolotl.nim
+++ b/src/naxolotl/naxolotl.nim
@@ -187,3 +187,6 @@ func initDoubleratchet*(sharedSecret: array[32, byte], dhSelf: PrivateKey, dhRem
 
   if isSending:
     result.dhRatchetSend()
+
+func dhSelfPublic*(self: Doubleratchet): PublicKey = 
+  self.dhSelf.public
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