diff --git a/news/__pycache__/pool.cpython-312.pyc b/news/__pycache__/pool.cpython-312.pyc
index 497e113..774bfad 100644
Binary files a/news/__pycache__/pool.cpython-312.pyc and b/news/__pycache__/pool.cpython-312.pyc differ
diff --git a/news/main.py b/news/main.py
index b190248..8740e1d 100644
--- a/news/main.py
+++ b/news/main.py
@@ -196,6 +196,13 @@ async def handle_article_url(message: discord.Message, url: str) -> None:
     try:
         title, processed_html = await article_repository.get_article(url)
 
+        if await article_repository.has_paragraphs(url):
+            await message.channel.send("This article has already been processed.")
+            LOGGER.info(f"Article {url} already processed")
+            return
+
+        LOGGER.info(f"Article {url} has not been processed. Beginning now!")
+
         summary_bot = ChatBot(summary_system_prompt)
 
         summary_parts = await summary_bot.multi_summary(processed_html, options={
diff --git a/news/pool.py b/news/pool.py
index 709b3e1..cd6e93b 100644
--- a/news/pool.py
+++ b/news/pool.py
@@ -176,6 +176,20 @@ class ArticleRepository:
 
         return title, processed_html
 
+    async def has_paragraphs(self, url) -> bool:
+        async with self._lock:
+            row = self._row_for_url(url)
+            if not row:
+                return False
+
+            cur = self._conn.cursor()
+            row = cur.execute(f"SELECT COUNT(*) FROM summaries WHERE article_id = {row[0]}")
+
+            result = row.fetchone()
+            if not row.fetchone() or row.fetchone()[0] == 0:
+                return False
+            return True
+
     async def set_paragraphs(self, url, paragraphs, summary, summary_ratings, topics, topic_ratings):
         async with self._lock:
             article_id = self._row_for_url(url)[0]