diff --git a/userbot/plugins/video_dl.py b/userbot/plugins/video_dl.py
index e38de8a9..b76cb302 100644
--- a/userbot/plugins/video_dl.py
+++ b/userbot/plugins/video_dl.py
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@
 # Combined regex for function trigger
 video_url_regex = f"({instagram_regex}|{tiktok_regex}|{youtube_regex}|{facebook_regex})"
 
+# Cache for the bot's user ID to avoid repeated API calls
+_bot_user_id = None
+
 
 async def get_final_url(url):
     timeout = aiohttp.ClientTimeout(total=10)
@@ -51,6 +54,16 @@ async def process_urls(url):
 
 @UserBot.on_message(filters.regex(video_url_regex) & filters.me)
 async def video_downloader(bot: UserBot, message: Message, from_reply=False):
+    global _bot_user_id
+    
+    # Don't download if the message is sent to saved messages (to myself)
+    if _bot_user_id is None:
+        me = await bot.get_me()
+        _bot_user_id = me.id
+    
+    if message.chat.id == _bot_user_id:
+        return
+    
     # Extract the video URL from the message
     message_text = message.text or message.caption