diff --git a/client.js b/client.js
index 4730fac..daf3224 100644
--- a/client.js
+++ b/client.js
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ function Client (peerId, port, torrent, opts) {
     ? peerId
     : new Buffer(peerId, 'hex')
   self._port = port
+  self._peerIdHex = self._peerId.toString('hex')
+
   self._infoHash = Buffer.isBuffer(torrent.infoHash)
     ? torrent.infoHash
     : new Buffer(torrent.infoHash, 'hex')
diff --git a/lib/websocket-tracker.js b/lib/websocket-tracker.js
index e9e7388..f2d98aa 100644
--- a/lib/websocket-tracker.js
+++ b/lib/websocket-tracker.js
@@ -145,6 +145,11 @@ WebSocketTracker.prototype._onSocketData = function (data) {
     })
   }
 
+  if (self.client._peerIdHex === common.binaryToHex(data.peer_id)) {
+    // ignore offers/answers from this client
+    return
+  }
+
   var peer
   if (data.offer) {
     peer = new Peer({