diff --git a/aprsd/packets/filters/dupe_filter.py b/aprsd/packets/filters/dupe_filter.py
index d02cf8b..adad551 100644
--- a/aprsd/packets/filters/dupe_filter.py
+++ b/aprsd/packets/filters/dupe_filter.py
@@ -53,8 +53,9 @@ class DupePacketFilter:
                 # We haven't seen this packet before, so we process it.
                 return packet
 
-            if not packet.processed:
-                # We haven't processed this packet through the plugins.
+            if not found.processed:
+                # The previously seen packet hasn't been processed yet,
+                # so let this one through too.
                 return packet
             elif abs(packet.timestamp - found.timestamp) < CONF.packet_dupe_timeout:
                 # If the packet came in within N seconds of the
diff --git a/tests/packets/filters/test_dupe_filter.py b/tests/packets/filters/test_dupe_filter.py
index 54691d2..8d39a60 100644
--- a/tests/packets/filters/test_dupe_filter.py
+++ b/tests/packets/filters/test_dupe_filter.py
@@ -70,18 +70,22 @@ class TestDupePacketFilter(unittest.TestCase):
             self.assertEqual(result, packet)
 
     def test_filter_duplicate_within_timeout(self):
-        """Test filter() with duplicate within timeout."""
+        """Test filter() with duplicate within timeout.
+
+        The found (previously stored) packet is already processed.
+        The new incoming duplicate should be dropped.
+        """
         from oslo_config import cfg
 
         CONF = cfg.CONF
         CONF.packet_dupe_timeout = 60
 
         packet = fake.fake_packet(msg_number='123')
-        packet.processed = True
         packet.timestamp = 1000
 
         mock_list_instance = mock.MagicMock()
         found_packet = fake.fake_packet(msg_number='123')
+        found_packet.processed = True  # the stored packet was already processed
         found_packet.timestamp = 1050  # Within 60 second timeout
         mock_list_instance.find.return_value = found_packet
         self.filter.pl = mock_list_instance
@@ -92,18 +96,23 @@ class TestDupePacketFilter(unittest.TestCase):
             mock_log.warning.assert_called()
 
     def test_filter_duplicate_after_timeout(self):
-        """Test filter() with duplicate after timeout."""
+        """Test filter() with duplicate after timeout.
+
+        The found (previously stored) packet is already processed,
+        but it arrived long ago (outside the dupe timeout window).
+        The new incoming duplicate should be re-processed with a warning.
+        """
         from oslo_config import cfg
 
         CONF = cfg.CONF
         CONF.packet_dupe_timeout = 60
 
         packet = fake.fake_packet(msg_number='123')
-        packet.processed = True
         packet.timestamp = 2000
 
         mock_list_instance = mock.MagicMock()
         found_packet = fake.fake_packet(msg_number='123')
+        found_packet.processed = True  # the stored packet was already processed
         found_packet.timestamp = 1000  # More than 60 seconds ago
         mock_list_instance.find.return_value = found_packet
         self.filter.pl = mock_list_instance
@@ -112,3 +121,49 @@ class TestDupePacketFilter(unittest.TestCase):
             result = self.filter.filter(packet)
             self.assertEqual(result, packet)  # Should pass
             mock_log.warning.assert_called()
+
+    def test_filter_aprs_retransmit_via_different_digi(self):
+        """Regression test for the production duplicate-reply bug.
+
+        Scenario (observed 2026-06-02 in aprsd-REPEAT logs):
+          09:49:14  RX MessagePacket:9028  KM6LYW→...→qAO→KM6LYW-2→REPEAT  "N 2"
+                    → processed, NearestPlugin replies sent (msg 2385, 2386)
+          09:49:47  TX AckPacket:9028 (2 of 3)  ← KM6LYW never got the ack
+          09:50:17  RX MessagePacket:9028  KM6LYW→...→qAR→GTOWN→REPEAT  "N 2"
+                    ← same msgNo, different digipeater path, 63 seconds later
+                    → BUG: DupePacketFilter passed it through because it was
+                       checking packet.processed (new packet, always False)
+                       instead of found.processed (stored packet, True)
+                    → NearestPlugin ran again → 4 replies sent instead of 2
+
+        The fix: check found.processed, not packet.processed.
+        """
+        from oslo_config import cfg
+
+        CONF = cfg.CONF
+        CONF.packet_dupe_timeout = 300  # 5 minute default
+
+        # The retransmit arrives 63 seconds after the first receipt.
+        first_timestamp = 1000.0
+        retransmit_timestamp = first_timestamp + 63
+
+        # Incoming duplicate — freshly decoded, processed=False (always)
+        retransmit = fake.fake_packet(msg_number='9028')
+        retransmit.timestamp = retransmit_timestamp
+
+        # What PacketList holds from the first receipt — already processed
+        first_receipt = fake.fake_packet(msg_number='9028')
+        first_receipt.processed = True
+        first_receipt.timestamp = first_timestamp
+
+        mock_list_instance = mock.MagicMock()
+        mock_list_instance.find.return_value = first_receipt
+        self.filter.pl = mock_list_instance
+
+        with mock.patch('aprsd.packets.filters.dupe_filter.LOG') as mock_log:
+            result = self.filter.filter(retransmit)
+            self.assertIsNone(result)  # Must be dropped — no duplicate reply
+            mock_log.warning.assert_called_once()
+            warning_msg = mock_log.warning.call_args[0][0]
+            self.assertIn('9028', warning_msg)
+            self.assertIn('already tracked', warning_msg)