diff --git a/CHANGELOG-nightly.md b/CHANGELOG-nightly.md
index 4634360b..c19732cc 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG-nightly.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG-nightly.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+### 3.1.6.XXXX
+
+-   Fixed "Bypass Duplicate Message Check" setting being ignored (proof of concept)
+
 ### 3.1.6.2000
 
 -   Fixed the profile redirection when clicking on a user on the Twitch dashboard
diff --git a/src/site/twitch.tv/modules/chat-input/ChatSpam.vue b/src/site/twitch.tv/modules/chat-input/ChatSpam.vue
index 047444a1..5a6f3ded 100644
--- a/src/site/twitch.tv/modules/chat-input/ChatSpam.vue
+++ b/src/site/twitch.tv/modules/chat-input/ChatSpam.vue
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import { UNICODE_TAG_0, UNICODE_TAG_0_REGEX } from "@/common/Constant";
 import type { HookedInstance } from "@/common/ReactHooks";
 import { useFloatScreen } from "@/composable/useFloatContext";
 import { getModuleRef } from "@/composable/useModule";
+import { useConfig } from "@/composable/useSettings";
 import UiConfirmPrompt from "@/ui/UiConfirmPrompt.vue";
 import UiSuperHint from "@/ui/UiSuperHint.vue";
 import { offset } from "@floating-ui/core";
@@ -44,9 +45,10 @@ const suggestContainer = useFloatScreen(rootEl, {
 });
 
 const alt = refAutoReset(false, 3e4);
+const shouldBypassDuplicateCheck = useConfig("chat_input.spam.bypass_duplicate");
 let prevMessage = "";
 function handleDuplicateMessage(content: string): string {
-	if (typeof content === "string" && content === prevMessage) {
+	if (shouldBypassDuplicateCheck.value && typeof content === "string" && content === prevMessage) {
 		// Remove existing unicode tags
 		// avoids conflict with other extensions
 		content = content.replace(UNICODE_TAG_0_REGEX, "");