diff --git a/PKGBUILD b/PKGBUILD
--- a/PKGBUILD
+++ b/PKGBUILD
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Maintainer: Misti <your@email>
 pkgname=compressor-git
-pkgver=r22.43d7421
+pkgver=r23.6ef9b20
 pkgrel=1
 pkgdesc="Video compressor service that watches input directory and compresses videos using ffmpeg"
 arch=('x86_64' 'aarch64')
diff --git a/cmd/compressor/main.go b/cmd/compressor/main.go
--- a/cmd/compressor/main.go
+++ b/cmd/compressor/main.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 	"github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify"
 )
 
-var processed sync.Map // track recently processed files to prevent loops
+var processed sync.Map // track recently handled files to prevent loops
 
 func main() {
 	cfg, err := loadConfig()
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ enqueue := func(path string) {
 		if !shouldProcess(cfg, path) {
 			return
 		}
-		// Skip if recently processed to prevent loops
+		// Skip if recently handled (processed or intentionally skipped) to prevent loops
 		if _, ok := processed.Load(path); ok {
 			return
 		}
diff --git a/cmd/compressor/processor.go b/cmd/compressor/processor.go
--- a/cmd/compressor/processor.go
+++ b/cmd/compressor/processor.go
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ outputPath, err := buildOutputPath(cfg, originalPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		if errors.Is(err, os.ErrExist) {
 			log.Printf("skip %s: output already exists: %v", originalPath, err)
+			processed.Store(originalPath, time.Now())
 			return nil
 		}
 		sendDiscordFailure(cfg.discordWebhookURL, originalPath, fmt.Sprintf("build output path: %v", err))