diff --git a/api/database/seeders/DatabaseSeeder.php b/api/database/seeders/DatabaseSeeder.php
index 0706717b..8f05f7eb 100644
--- a/api/database/seeders/DatabaseSeeder.php
+++ b/api/database/seeders/DatabaseSeeder.php
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ public function run(int $n = 1): void
     {
         $this->call([
             UserSeeder::class,
-//            MatchesSeeder::class,
-//            MessageSeeder::class,
-//            TagSeeder::class,
+            MatchesSeeder::class,
+            MessageSeeder::class,
+            TagSeeder::class,
         ], $n);
     }
 
diff --git a/api/database/seeders/MatchesSeeder.php b/api/database/seeders/MatchesSeeder.php
index eef52e4a..87998ea8 100644
--- a/api/database/seeders/MatchesSeeder.php
+++ b/api/database/seeders/MatchesSeeder.php
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ public function run(): void
         for ($i = 0; $i < count($users); $i++) {
             foreach (faker()->randomElements($users, rand(0, count($users) / 2)) as $user) {
                 try {
+                    if ($user->id === $users[$i]->id) {
+                        continue;
+                    }
+
                     $users[$i]->like($user);
                     $user->like($users[$i]);
                 } catch (\Exception) {
diff --git a/api/src/Exceptions/AutoLikeException.php b/api/src/Exceptions/AutoLikeException.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a18f3b6d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/src/Exceptions/AutoLikeException.php
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Matcha\Api\Exceptions;
+
+use Exception;
+
+class AutoLikeException extends Exception
+{
+
+    public function __construct()
+    {
+        parent::__construct("A user cannot like themselves.");
+    }
+
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/api/src/Model/User.php b/api/src/Model/User.php
index 173b9f65..8c0e55dd 100644
--- a/api/src/Model/User.php
+++ b/api/src/Model/User.php
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 use Firebase\JWT\JWT;
 use Flight;
 use Matcha\Api\Builder\JoinBuilder;
+use Matcha\Api\Exceptions\AutoLikeException;
 use Matcha\Api\Validator\Asserts\Email;
 use Matcha\Api\Validator\Asserts\Minimum;
 use Matcha\Api\Validator\Asserts\NotBlank;
@@ -109,9 +110,14 @@ public function getAvatar(): ?string
      *
      * @param User $user
      * @return void
+     * @throws AutoLikeException
      */
     public function like(User $user): void
     {
+        if ($this->id === $user->id) {
+            throw new AutoLikeException();
+        }
+
         $like = new Like();
 
         $like->user_id = $this->id;