diff --git a/app/models/user.rb b/app/models/user.rb
index ede993334..aa4526edd 100644
--- a/app/models/user.rb
+++ b/app/models/user.rb
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ class User
     elsif object.verify_creator_signature == true 
       Rails.logger.debug("Saving object: #{object}")
       object.save
-      object.socket_to_uid( id) if object.respond_to? :socket_to_uid
+      object.socket_to_uid( id) if (object.respond_to?(:socket_to_uid) && !self.owns?(object))
       object.person.send_comment object if (object.is_a?(Comment) && self.owns?( object.post))
     end
   end