diff --git a/modules/client/rooms/invite.cc b/modules/client/rooms/invite.cc
index a01951337..151c9d0bd 100644
--- a/modules/client/rooms/invite.cc
+++ b/modules/client/rooms/invite.cc
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ invite__foreign(const m::event &event)
 		at<"state_key"_>(event)
 	};
 
+	assert(!my(target));
 	const unique_buffer<mutable_buffer> bufs
 	{
 		148_KiB
diff --git a/modules/m_room_member.cc b/modules/m_room_member.cc
index 22d2c841f..45dc3de1b 100644
--- a/modules/m_room_member.cc
+++ b/modules/m_room_member.cc
@@ -196,6 +196,9 @@ invite_foreign(const m::event &event,
 		target.host()
 	};
 
+	if(m::my_host(target_host))
+		return;
+
 	const m::room::origins origins
 	{
 		room_id