diff --git a/src/chat_sdk/conversations/private_v1.nim b/src/chat_sdk/conversations/private_v1.nim
index 08c6deb..5b31f4a 100644
--- a/src/chat_sdk/conversations/private_v1.nim
+++ b/src/chat_sdk/conversations/private_v1.nim
@@ -94,10 +94,6 @@ proc decrypt*(convo: PrivateV1, enc: EncryptedPayload): Result[seq[byte], ChatEr
   )
   copyMem(addr header.dhPublic[0], unsafeAddr dr.dh[0], dr.dh.len) # TODO: Avoid this copy
 
-  if convo.doubleratchet.dhSelf.public == header.dhPublic:
-    info "outgoing message, no need to decrypt"
-    return err(ChatError(code: errDecryptOutgoing, context: "Attempted to decrypt outgoing message"))
-
   convo.doubleratchet.decrypt(header, dr.ciphertext, @[]).mapErr(proc(e: NaxolotlError): ChatError = ChatError(code: errWrapped, context: repr(e) ))
 
 
@@ -194,6 +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_sdk/errors.nim b/src/chat_sdk/errors.nim
index a838439..f4751b0 100644
--- a/src/chat_sdk/errors.nim
+++ b/src/chat_sdk/errors.nim
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@ type
   ErrorCode* = enum
     errTypeError
     errWrapped
-    errDecryptOutgoing
-
 
 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 0458126..ad2efa6 100644
--- a/src/naxolotl/naxolotl.nim
+++ b/src/naxolotl/naxolotl.nim
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ const maxSkip = 10
 
 
 type Doubleratchet* = object
-  dhSelf*: PrivateKey
+  dhSelf: PrivateKey
   dhRemote: PublicKey
 
   rootKey: RootKey
@@ -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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