diff --git a/src/main.ts b/src/main.ts
index 546ab6a..eceffe3 100644
--- a/src/main.ts
+++ b/src/main.ts
@@ -126,15 +126,19 @@ const recordPendingResponse = async (notification: Notification) => {
   }
 };
 
-const isFromWhitelistedDomain = (fqn: string): boolean => {
+const isFromWhitelistedDomain = async (
+  notification: Notification
+): Promise<boolean> => {
   try {
-    const domain = fqn.split("@")[1];
+    const domain = notification.status.account.fqn.split("@")[1];
     if (envConfig.whitelistedDomains.includes(domain)) {
       return true;
     }
     console.log(
       `Rejecting prompt request from non-whitelisted domain: ${domain}`
     );
+    // delete the notification so we don't keep trying to fetch it
+    await deleteNotification(notification);
     return false;
   } catch (error: any) {
     console.error(`Error with domain check: ${error.message}`);
@@ -153,10 +157,7 @@ const generateOllamaRequest = async (
       !notification.status.account.bot && // sanity check, sort of
       notification.type === "mention"
     ) {
-      if (
-        whitelistOnly &&
-        !isFromWhitelistedDomain(notification.status.account.fqn)
-      ) {
+      if (whitelistOnly && !(await isFromWhitelistedDomain(notification))) {
         return;
       }
       if (await alreadyRespondedTo(notification)) {