diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index abc8cbb..be42941 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -43,6 +43,12 @@ int main()
 
     bot.on_message_reaction_add([&bot](const dpp::message_reaction_add_t& event)
     {
+        dpp::channel channel = bot.channel_get_sync(event.channel_id);
+        dpp::channel category = bot.channel_get_sync(channel.parent_id);
+
+        if (category.is_category() == false || category.name != GROCERY_LIST_CATEGORY)
+            return;
+
         if (event.reacting_user.id == bot.me.id)
             return;
         dpp::emoji emoji = event.reacting_emoji;