diff --git a/Events/DirectMessageEvent.cs b/Events/DirectMessageEvent.cs
index a91efa3d..abb83616 100644
--- a/Events/DirectMessageEvent.cs
+++ b/Events/DirectMessageEvent.cs
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@ public class DirectMessageEvent
     {
         public static async void DirectMessageEventHandler(DiscordMessage message)
         {
-            // Ignore message if user is blocked
-            if (await Program.db.SetContainsAsync("dmRelayBlocklist", message.Author.Id)) return;
-
             // Auto-response to contact modmail if DM follows warn/mute and is within configured time limit
 
             bool sentAutoresponse = false;
@@ -36,6 +33,12 @@ await message.RespondAsync(
                 }
             }
 
+            // Don't relay message if user is a bot (user apps)
+            if (message.Author.IsBot) return;
+
+            // Don't relay message if user is blocked
+            if (await Program.db.SetContainsAsync("dmRelayBlocklist", message.Author.Id)) return;
+
             // Log DMs to DM log channel, include note about auto-response if applicable
             await LogChannelHelper.LogMessageAsync("dms", await DiscordHelpers.GenerateMessageRelay(message, sentAutoresponse: sentAutoresponse));
         }