diff --git a/OneDriveArchiver/Program.cs b/OneDriveArchiver/Program.cs
index 75fb802..652c224 100644
--- a/OneDriveArchiver/Program.cs
+++ b/OneDriveArchiver/Program.cs
@@ -33,6 +33,13 @@ namespace OneDriveArchiver
                     {
                         Console.WriteLine($"Processing file {item}...");
 
+                        // skip ourselves...
+                        if (item.Contains("OneDriveArchiver"))
+                        {
+                            Console.WriteLine("Skipping processing of my own executable. Proceeding...");
+                            continue;
+                        }
+
                         // archive the file
                         IoHelper.ArchiveOneDriveFile(item);