diff --git a/viera/actor.py b/viera/actor.py
index c2ff2ac..a9696e7 100644
--- a/viera/actor.py
+++ b/viera/actor.py
@@ -90,7 +90,11 @@ from .authreqs import check_reqs
 
 async def handle_create(actor, data, request):
     content = strip_html(data['object']['content']).split()
-    check_reqs(content, actor)
+
+    # check if the message is an authorization token for linking identities together
+    # if it is, then it's not a message we want to relay to IRC.
+    if check_reqs(content, actor):
+        return
 
 
 async def handle_follow(actor, data, request):
diff --git a/viera/authreqs.py b/viera/authreqs.py
index 85e7286..d70aa7e 100644
--- a/viera/authreqs.py
+++ b/viera/authreqs.py
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ def check_reqs(chunks, actor):
 
         DATABASE["auths"][req.irc_account] = req.actor
 
+    return True in results
+
 
 def new_auth_req(irc_nickname, irc_account):
     authid = str(uuid.uuid4())