diff --git a/stoq/core.py b/stoq/core.py
index 14fc30b..139dc41 100644
--- a/stoq/core.py
+++ b/stoq/core.py
@@ -632,6 +632,12 @@ async def scan_request(
                 else:
                     payload_idx = hashes_seen[payload_hash]
                     for idx in payload_idx:
+                        if request.payloads[idx].results.payload_id in extracted_payload.results.extracted_from:
+                            # Handle self extracting payload
+                            dup_idx = extracted_payload.results.extracted_from.index(request.payloads[idx].results.payload_id)
+                            del extracted_payload.results.extracted_by[dup_idx]
+                            del extracted_payload.results.extracted_from[dup_idx]
+                            self.log.debug(f'Self extracting payload detected for {request.payloads[idx].results.payload_id}')
                         request.payloads[idx].results.extracted_by.extend(
                             extracted_payload.results.extracted_by
                         )
diff --git a/stoq/tests/test_core.py b/stoq/tests/test_core.py
index c28422a..2dbcee3 100644
--- a/stoq/tests/test_core.py
+++ b/stoq/tests/test_core.py
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ async def test_scan_with_duplicate_extracted_payloads(self):
             'extract_payload', response.results[1].plugins_run['workers'][0]
         )
         self.assertEqual('simple_worker', response.results[1].extracted_by[0])
-        self.assertEqual('extract_payload', response.results[1].extracted_by[1])
+        self.assertEqual(1, len(response.results[1].extracted_by))
 
     async def test_scan_with_nested_required_plugin(self):
         s = Stoq(base_dir=utils.get_data_dir())
@@ -507,6 +507,10 @@ async def test_dedup(self):
         response = await s.scan(self.generic_content)
         self.assertEqual(len(response.results), 2)
 
+        # Make sure extracted_from does not include the result payload_id
+        for result in response.results:
+            self.assertNotIn(result.payload_id, result.extracted_from)
+
     @asynctest.skipIf(
         sys.version_info >= (3, 8), 'skipping because python >= 3.8 breaks test'
     )