diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9d03f55..eb83bbd 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -51,11 +51,11 @@ Agents learn capabilities through skills —  Nostr events that any agent can di
 
 Didactyl will support local inference, which is very privacy preserving. Remote inference does however have it's advantages, and in those cases Didactyl supports using Bitcoin Lightning and eCash inference providers.
 
-## Current Status — v0.0.32
+## Current Status — v0.0.33
 
 **Active build — this project is barely working. Experiment at your own risk.**
 
-> Last release update: v0.0.32 — Prevent NIP-17 old message reprocessing by guarding rumor created_at against startup time
+> Last release update: v0.0.33 — Skip self-sent NIP-17 sender-copy DMs to prevent self-reply loops
 
 - Connects to configured relays with auto-reconnect and relay state transition logging
 - Publishes configured startup events per relay as each relay becomes connected
diff --git a/src/main.h b/src/main.h
index e315e4f..9b09ea6 100644
--- a/src/main.h
+++ b/src/main.h
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@
 // Using DIDACTYL_ prefix to avoid conflicts with nostr_core_lib VERSION macros
 #define DIDACTYL_VERSION_MAJOR 0
 #define DIDACTYL_VERSION_MINOR 0
-#define DIDACTYL_VERSION_PATCH 32
-#define DIDACTYL_VERSION "v0.0.32"
+#define DIDACTYL_VERSION_PATCH 33
+#define DIDACTYL_VERSION "v0.0.33"
 
 // Agent metadata
 #define DIDACTYL_NAME "Didactyl"
diff --git a/src/nostr_handler.c b/src/nostr_handler.c
index f288fd2..b521e05 100644
--- a/src/nostr_handler.c
+++ b/src/nostr_handler.c
@@ -681,6 +681,14 @@ static void on_event(cJSON* event, const char* relay_url, void* user_data) {
         return;
     }
 
+    if (strcmp(sender_pubkey_hex, g_cfg->keys.public_key_hex) == 0) {
+        DEBUG_TRACE("[didactyl] DEBUG on_event: ignoring self-sent DM %.16s... via %s",
+                    sender_pubkey_hex,
+                    relay_url ? relay_url : "unknown relay");
+        free(decrypted);
+        return;
+    }
+
     didactyl_sender_tier_t tier = sender_tier_from_pubkey(sender_pubkey_hex);
 
     DEBUG_TRACE("[didactyl] DEBUG on_event: sender=%.16s... tier=%d (admin=%.16s...)",
@@ -1147,11 +1155,7 @@ int nostr_handler_subscribe_dms(dm_callback_t callback, void* user_data) {
     }
 
     if (need_kind1059) {
-        const time_t lookback_secs = 2 * 24 * 60 * 60;
-        time_t since_1059 = g_start_time - lookback_secs;
-        if (since_1059 < 0) {
-            since_1059 = 0;
-        }
+        time_t since_1059 = g_start_time;
 
         cJSON* filter1059 = cJSON_CreateObject();
         cJSON* kinds1059 = cJSON_CreateArray();