diff --git a/packages/core/src/modules/application/application.core.ts b/packages/core/src/modules/application/application.core.ts
index 4d26dc0f..511a2fd1 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/modules/application/application.core.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/modules/application/application.core.ts
@@ -599,6 +599,7 @@ async function shouldReject(
   const applicationAcceptedWithSameEmail = await db
     .selectFrom('applications')
     .where('email', 'ilike', application.email)
+    .where('id', '!=', application.id)
     .where('status', '=', ApplicationStatus.ACCEPTED)
     .executeTakeFirst();