diff --git a/mw.js b/mw.js
index e81ce9e5acc98da791c7206234edfc4aca383fbe..8f4257ff899f77e54912e33b22482ef109019e4f 100644
--- a/mw.js
+++ b/mw.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 // setting it to 0 disables it.
 // This can be set within the talker by issuing the command ",debug"
 var debugmode = 0;
-
+var replayed = false;
 // If we don't have any colour info then create space for it
 if (mw.store["usercolours"] === undefined) {
 	mw.store["usercolours"] = "{}";
@@ -337,8 +337,9 @@ function handleEvent(event) {
 			}
 
 			//if it's us, then do a auto replay but not in debugmode
-			if (tje.user == mw.whoami() && !debugmode >= 1) {
+			if (tje.user == mw.whoami() && !debugmode >= 1 && !replayed) {
 				mw.exec("replay count 50");
+                                replayed = true;
 			}
 
 			//stop talker_join handling