diff --git a/handler/twitter.go b/handler/twitter.go
index 74baab1..453519e 100644
--- a/handler/twitter.go
+++ b/handler/twitter.go
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@ func (t *Twitter) Tweet(tweet *twitter.Tweet) {
 			beaver.Debug("tweet is a reply")
 			return
 		}
+		if tweet.RetweetedStatus != nil {
+			beaver.Debug("tweet is a retweet")
+			return
+		}
 		var match bool
 		for _, id := range t.Filter.Follows {
 			if id == tweet.User.IDStr {