diff --git a/services/gunDB/contact-api/jobs/onOrders.js b/services/gunDB/contact-api/jobs/onOrders.js
index 51d90815..840526f2 100644
--- a/services/gunDB/contact-api/jobs/onOrders.js
+++ b/services/gunDB/contact-api/jobs/onOrders.js
@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@ const Utils = require('../utils')
 
 const getUser = () => require('../../Mediator').getUser()
 
+/**
+ * @type {Set<string>}
+ */
+const ordersProcessed = new Set()
+
 /**
  * @typedef {import('../SimpleGUN').GUNNode} GUNNode
  * @typedef {import('../SimpleGUN').ListenerData} ListenerData
@@ -46,6 +51,15 @@ const listenerForAddr = (addr, SEA) => async (order, orderID) => {
       return
     }
 
+    if (ordersProcessed.has(orderID)) {
+      logger.warn(
+        `skipping already processed order: ${orderID}, this means orders are being processed twice!`
+      )
+      return
+    }
+
+    ordersProcessed.add(orderID)
+
     logger.info(
       `onOrders() -> processing order: ${orderID} -- ${JSON.stringify(
         order