diff --git a/.github/workflows/close-duplicates.yml b/.github/workflows/close-duplicates.yml
index 590256058d..fe804f8443 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/close-duplicates.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/close-duplicates.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,11 @@ jobs:
       should_run: ${{ steps.should_run.outputs.run }}
     steps:
       - id: should_run
-        run: echo "run=${{ github.event_name == 'issues' || github.event.discussion.category.name == 'Feature Request' }}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        run: |
+          echo "run=${{
+            (github.event_name == 'issues' || github.event.discussion.category.name == 'Feature Request')
+            && !contains(fromJSON('["OWNER", "MEMBER", "COLLABORATOR"]'), github.event.issue.author_association || github.event.discussion.author_association)
+          }}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
 
   get_body:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest