diff --git a/src/topics/suggested.js b/src/topics/suggested.js
index 5a89968342..0d7947e4d4 100644
--- a/src/topics/suggested.js
+++ b/src/topics/suggested.js
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ module.exports = function (Topics) {
 			},
 			function (data, next) {
 				var tids = data.topics.filter(function (topic) {
-					return topic && !topic.deleted;
+					return topic && !topic.deleted && parseInt(tid, 10) !== parseInt(topic.tid, 10);
 				}).map(function (topic) {
 					return topic && parseInt(topic.tid, 10);
 				});