diff --git a/deduper.sh b/deduper.sh
index ddbb23b..d5c70cd 100755
--- a/deduper.sh
+++ b/deduper.sh
@@ -87,9 +87,15 @@ find . -type f -regextype posix-extended -regex ".*\([0-9]\)\.flac" | while read
             mv "$best_file" "$orig_file"
         fi
     fi
-
     
+    filtered_candidates=()
     for file in "${candidates[@]}"; do
+        if [[ "$file" != "$best_file" && "$file" != "$orig_file" ]]; then
+            filtered_candidates+=("$file")
+        fi
+    done
+    
+    for file in "${filtered_candidates[@]}"; do
         if [[ "$file" != "$best_file" ]]; then
             log "  * Would delete: $file"
             if $ARMED; then
@@ -98,9 +104,10 @@ find . -type f -regextype posix-extended -regex ".*\([0-9]\)\.flac" | while read
         fi
     done
 
+
+
     echo "" | tee -a "$LOGFILE"
 
 done
 
-log "Cleanup completed at $(date)"
-
+log "Cleanup completed at $(date)"
\ No newline at end of file