diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index 8d1cfc0..65dc95f 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ def main (
 
     waiting_balloon = (False, '', '')
     last_flags_poll: float = 0
+    traced_af_ids: list[int] = []
 
     while True:
         now_m = time.monotonic ()
@@ -77,13 +78,14 @@ def main (
                 deerjika.talk (waiting_balloon[1], waiting_balloon[2])
                 waiting_balloon = (False, '', '')
 
-            if now_m - last_flags_poll >= 10:
+            if now_m - last_flags_poll >= 1:
                 last_flags_poll = now_m
                 log (f"balloon: { balloon.enabled }, snack: { snack_time.enabled }")
                 try:
                     DB.begin_transaction ()
                     answer_flags = (AnsweredFlag.where ('platform', Platform.YOUTUBE.value)
                                                 .where ('answered', False)
+                                                .where_not_in ('id', traced_af_ids)
                                                 .get ())
                     log (f"pending: { len (answer_flags) }")
                     if answer_flags:
@@ -102,6 +104,8 @@ def main (
                                 waiting_balloon = (True, query.content, answer.content)
                                 answer_flag.answered = True
                                 answer_flag.save ()
+                            case _:
+                                traced_af_ids.append (answer_flag.id)
                     DB.commit ()
                 except Exception as ex:
                     DB.rollback ()