diff --git a/crates/core/src/database/messages.rs b/crates/core/src/database/messages.rs
index f4d7d82..65df547 100644
--- a/crates/core/src/database/messages.rs
+++ b/crates/core/src/database/messages.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 use std::collections::HashMap;
-
 use super::*;
 use crate::cache::Cache;
 use crate::model::auth::Notification;
@@ -273,20 +272,22 @@ impl DataManager {
         let channel = self.get_channel_by_id(message.channel).await?;
 
         // check user permission in community
-        let membership = self
-            .get_membership_by_owner_community(user.id, channel.community)
-            .await?;
+        if user.id != message.owner {
+            let membership = self
+                .get_membership_by_owner_community(user.id, channel.community)
+                .await?;
 
-        if !membership.role.check(CommunityPermission::MANAGE_MESSAGES)
-            && !user.permissions.check(FinePermission::MANAGE_MESSAGES)
-        {
-            return Err(Error::NotAllowed);
-        } else if user.permissions.check(FinePermission::MANAGE_MESSAGES) {
-            self.create_audit_log_entry(AuditLogEntry::new(
-                user.id,
-                format!("invoked `delete_message` with x value `{id}`"),
-            ))
-            .await?
+            if !membership.role.check(CommunityPermission::MANAGE_MESSAGES)
+                && !user.permissions.check(FinePermission::MANAGE_MESSAGES)
+            {
+                return Err(Error::NotAllowed);
+            } else if user.permissions.check(FinePermission::MANAGE_MESSAGES) {
+                self.create_audit_log_entry(AuditLogEntry::new(
+                    user.id,
+                    format!("invoked `delete_message` with x value `{id}`"),
+                ))
+                .await?
+            }
         }
 
         // ...