diff --git a/private/update_likes.py b/private/update_likes.py
index cb1b189..ddbb9e3 100644
--- a/private/update_likes.py
+++ b/private/update_likes.py
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
             #print bool(likes)
             #message = ["Likes not updated", "null", article.id, article.slug, datetime.datetime.now(), "\n"]
             message = None
-            if likes:
+            if likes and int(likes) != int(article.likes):
                 article.update_record(likes=likes)
                 message = ["Likes updated", likes, article.id, article.slug, datetime.datetime.now(), "\n"]
         except Exception, e: