diff --git a/SCHIZO/SwarmControl/MessageProcessor.cs b/SCHIZO/SwarmControl/MessageProcessor.cs
index ac7f775a..3d11fdc4 100644
--- a/SCHIZO/SwarmControl/MessageProcessor.cs
+++ b/SCHIZO/SwarmControl/MessageProcessor.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Net.WebSockets;
 using SCHIZO.Commands.Base;
 using SCHIZO.Commands.Context;
@@ -13,6 +14,10 @@ namespace SCHIZO.SwarmControl;
 internal sealed class MessageProcessor
 {
     private readonly ControlWebSocket _socket;
+
+    //private readonly Dictionary<Guid, RedeemMessage> _redeems = [];
+    private readonly Dictionary<Guid, ResultMessage> _results = [];
+
     public MessageProcessor(ControlWebSocket socket)
     {
         _socket = socket;
@@ -74,6 +79,13 @@ private void OnRedeem(RedeemMessage msg)
             SendResult(guid, false, "Command not found");
             return;
         }
+        // prevents server replaying redeems in case we receive one but the game doesn't acknowledge it or something (so the server thinks it didn't send and replays it later)
+        // ...but we do still want to be able to replay manually
+        if (msg.Source == CommandInvocationSource.Swarm && _results.TryGetValue(guid, out ResultMessage? result))
+        {
+            _socket.SendMessage(result);
+            return;
+        }
 
         JsonContext ctx = new()
         {
@@ -138,11 +150,13 @@ private void SendHello()
 
     private void SendResult(Guid guid, bool success, string? message = null)
     {
-        _socket.SendMessage(new ResultMessage()
+        ResultMessage msg = new()
         {
             Guid = guid,
             Success = success,
             Message = message
-        });
+        };
+        _results[msg.Guid] = msg;
+        _socket.SendMessage(msg);
     }
 }
diff --git a/SCHIZO/SwarmControl/SwarmControlManager.cs b/SCHIZO/SwarmControl/SwarmControlManager.cs
index 4df898f2..47c0b2e6 100644
--- a/SCHIZO/SwarmControl/SwarmControlManager.cs
+++ b/SCHIZO/SwarmControl/SwarmControlManager.cs
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ public string PrivateApiKey
         && !Player.main.IsPilotingSeatruck()
 #endif
         && !Player.main.IsInBase()
+        && !Player.main.cinematicModeActive
         //&& Time.timeScale > 0
         ;