diff --git a/scraper.py b/scraper.py
index a4ee758..78c099e 100644
--- a/scraper.py
+++ b/scraper.py
@@ -69,13 +69,24 @@ def scrape_and_store(db: Session, req: ScrapeRequest) -> List[ScrapedPost]:
         if db.query(InstagramPost).filter_by(ig_post_id=post_id).first():
             continue
 
+        # Filter media URLs to avoid duplicates (especially for videos)
+        media_urls = list(item.get("remote_urls", []))
+
+        if item["media_type"] == "video":
+            thumb = (item.get("thumbnail_url") or "").strip()
+            def is_video(u: str) -> bool:
+                base = u.split("?", 1)[0].lower()
+                return base.endswith((".mp4", ".mov", ".m4v", ".webm"))
+            # keep only real video URLs; drop image covers and anything equal to the thumbnail
+            media_urls = [u for u in media_urls if is_video(u) and u != thumb]
+
         # Upload remote URLs to S3 (optional - can be done async later)
-        media_urls: List[str] = []
-        for remote_url in item["remote_urls"]:
+        uploaded_urls: List[str] = []
+        for remote_url in media_urls:
             try:
                 local_url = upload_media_from_url(remote_url, str(req.seller_id), f"{post_id}/")
                 if local_url:
-                    media_urls.append(local_url)
+                    uploaded_urls.append(local_url)
             except Exception as e:
                 print(f"⚠️ Error uploading media: {e}")
                 continue
@@ -97,7 +108,7 @@ def scrape_and_store(db: Session, req: ScrapeRequest) -> List[ScrapedPost]:
             media_type=item["media_type"],
             caption=item["caption"],
             thumbnail_url=final_thumbnail,
-            local_media=media_urls,
+            local_media=uploaded_urls,  # Use filtered S3 URLs
             created_at=datetime.fromtimestamp(item["taken_at"]),
         )
         db.add(post_entry)
@@ -108,7 +119,7 @@ def scrape_and_store(db: Session, req: ScrapeRequest) -> List[ScrapedPost]:
             media_type=item["media_type"],
             caption=item["caption"],
             thumbnail_url=final_thumbnail,
-            local_media=media_urls,  # Return S3 URLs only
+            local_media=uploaded_urls,  # Use filtered S3 URLs
             created_at=datetime.fromtimestamp(item["taken_at"])
         ))