diff --git a/bink.py b/bink.py
index 829bab0..7fe19bd 100755
--- a/bink.py
+++ b/bink.py
@@ -107,7 +107,8 @@ if len(sys.argv) > 1:
 
 import urwid
 
-name_re = compile(f"(?<!\w)[@~]?{getpwuid(os.getuid()).pw_name}")
+current_user = getpwuid(os.getuid()).pw_name
+name_re = compile(f"(?<!\w)[@~]?{current_user}")
 footer = "[c]reate [r]efresh [q]uit | scrolling: arrows, j/k, space, page up/down, ctrl-d/ctrl-u"
 attrmap = [
     ("bold", "default,bold", "default"),
@@ -137,9 +138,10 @@ class App():
 
     def post_to_widget(self, post):
         body = post["body"]
+        post_user = post["user"]
         time_seconds = post["time"] / 1_000_000_000
         stamp = datetime.datetime.fromtimestamp(time_seconds)
-        if name_re.search(body):
+        if current_user != post_user and name_re.search(body):
             widget_body = []
             index = 0
             for match in name_re.finditer(body):
@@ -152,11 +154,10 @@ class App():
             widget_body.append(body[index:])
             body = widget_body
         pile = urwid.Pile([
-            urwid.Text([("bold", f"~{post['user']}"), " @ ", stamp.strftime("%H:%M (%A, %B %d, %Y)")]),
+            urwid.Text([("bold", f"~{post_user}"), " @ ", stamp.strftime("%H:%M (%A, %B %d, %Y)")]),
             urwid.Text(body),
             urwid.Divider()
         ])
-        # pile.post_time = post["time"]
         return pile
 
     def write_with_editor(self):