diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/reducers/compose.js b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/reducers/compose.js
index e081c31ad9..7f299de609 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/reducers/compose.js
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/reducers/compose.js
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ export default function compose(state = initialState, action) {
 
       if (action.status.get('spoiler_text').length > 0) {
         let spoiler_text = action.status.get('spoiler_text');
-        if (action.prependCWRe && !spoiler_text.match(/^re[: ]/i)) {
+        if (action.prependCWRe && !spoiler_text.match(/^re[: ]/i) && action.status.getIn(['account', 'id']) !== me) {
           spoiler_text = 're: '.concat(spoiler_text);
         }
         map.set('spoiler', true);