diff --git a/application/src/main/java/org/togetherjava/tjbot/features/tophelper/TopHelpersMessageListener.java b/application/src/main/java/org/togetherjava/tjbot/features/tophelper/TopHelpersMessageListener.java
index f32086e880..170dfd9cfc 100644
--- a/application/src/main/java/org/togetherjava/tjbot/features/tophelper/TopHelpersMessageListener.java
+++ b/application/src/main/java/org/togetherjava/tjbot/features/tophelper/TopHelpersMessageListener.java
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ private void addMessageRecord(MessageReceivedEvent event) {
 
     boolean shouldIgnoreMessage(MessageReceivedEvent event) {
         return event.getAuthor().isBot() || event.isWebhookMessage()
-                || !isHelpThread(event.getChannel());
+                || !isHelpThread(event.getChannel()) || isSentByOp(event);
     }
 
     boolean isHelpThread(MessageChannelUnion channel) {
@@ -83,6 +83,10 @@ boolean isHelpThread(MessageChannelUnion channel) {
         return isHelpForumName.test(rootChannelName);
     }
 
+    private boolean isSentByOp(MessageReceivedEvent event) {
+        return event.getChannel().asThreadChannel().getOwnerId().equals(event.getAuthor().getId());
+    }
+
     static long countValidCharacters(String messageContent) {
         return INVALID_CHARACTERS.matcher(messageContent).replaceAll("").length();
     }