diff --git a/agent/src/matrixBot.js b/agent/src/matrixBot.js
index c7d138c..21c2cfa 100644
--- a/agent/src/matrixBot.js
+++ b/agent/src/matrixBot.js
@@ -24,13 +24,13 @@ export async function startMatrixBot() {
   const client = new MatrixClient(HOMESERVER_URL, ACCESS_TOKEN, storage);
   AutojoinRoomsMixin.setupOnClient(client);
 
-  const selfUserId = await client.getUserId();
-
   client.on("room.message", async (roomId, event) => {
-    // Invite-only control room enforces who can reach the bot at all; this just
-    // scopes command handling to that one room and ignores the bot's own messages.
+    // Invite-only control room enforces who can reach the bot at all; this just scopes
+    // command handling to that one room. No need to fetch/compare the bot's own user ID
+    // to filter out its own messages — its replies ("Working on it...", "Opened PR:...",
+    // "Failed:...") never match the !claude command pattern below, so they're ignored
+    // by parseCommand() returning null, same as any other non-command message.
     if (roomId !== CONTROL_ROOM_ID) return;
-    if (event.sender === selfUserId) return;
     const body = event.content?.body;
     if (!body) return;