diff --git a/DiscordBot/Services/Moderation/IntroductionWatcherService.cs b/DiscordBot/Services/Moderation/IntroductionWatcherService.cs
index 58b98387..6a82aa91 100644
--- a/DiscordBot/Services/Moderation/IntroductionWatcherService.cs
+++ b/DiscordBot/Services/Moderation/IntroductionWatcherService.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 using Discord.WebSocket;
 using DiscordBot.Settings;
+using DiscordBot.Services.UnityHelp;
 
 namespace DiscordBot.Services;
 
@@ -15,6 +16,8 @@ public class IntroductionWatcherService
     private readonly HashSet<ulong> _uniqueUsers = new HashSet<ulong>(MaxMessagesToTrack + 1);
     private readonly Queue<ulong> _orderedUsers = new Queue<ulong>(MaxMessagesToTrack + 1);
     
+    private SocketRole ModeratorRole { get; set; }
+
     private const int MaxMessagesToTrack = 1000;
     
     public IntroductionWatcherService(DiscordSocketClient client, ILoggingService loggingService, BotSettings settings)
@@ -22,6 +25,8 @@ public IntroductionWatcherService(DiscordSocketClient client, ILoggingService lo
         _client = client;
         _loggingService = loggingService;
 
+        ModeratorRole = _client.GetGuild(settings.GuildId).GetRole(settings.ModeratorRoleId);
+
         if (!settings.IntroductionWatcherServiceEnabled)
         {
             LoggingService.LogServiceDisabled(ServiceName, nameof(settings.IntroductionWatcherServiceEnabled));
@@ -43,7 +48,10 @@ private async Task MessageReceived(SocketMessage message)
         // We only watch the introduction channel
         if (_introductionChannel == null || message.Channel.Id != _introductionChannel.Id)
             return;
-        
+
+        if (message.Author.HasRoleGroup(ModeratorRole))
+            return;
+
         if (_uniqueUsers.Contains(message.Author.Id))
         {
             await message.DeleteAsync();
@@ -61,4 +69,4 @@ await _loggingService.LogChannelAndFile(
         
         await Task.CompletedTask;
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}