diff --git a/resources/install/scripts/page.lua b/resources/install/scripts/page.lua
index be7de749cf..d304116df2 100644
--- a/resources/install/scripts/page.lua
+++ b/resources/install/scripts/page.lua
@@ -131,39 +131,42 @@ if ( session:ready() ) then
 			--get the destination required for number-alias
 			destination = api:execute("user_data", destination .. "@" .. domain_name .. " attr id");	 
 
-			--cmd = "username_exists id "..destination.."@"..domain_name;
-			--reply = trim(api:executeString(cmd));
-			--if (reply == "true") then
-				destination_status = "show channels like "..destination.."@";
-				reply = trim(api:executeString(destination_status));
-				if (reply == "0 total.") then
-					--freeswitch.consoleLog("NOTICE", "destination "..destination.." available\n");
-					if (destination == tonumber(sip_from_user)) then
-						--this destination is the caller that initated the page
-					else
-						--originate the call
-						cmd_string = "bgapi originate {sip_auto_answer=true,sip_h_Alert-Info='Ring Answer',hangup_after_bridge=false,origination_caller_id_name='"..caller_id_name.."',origination_caller_id_number="..caller_id_number.."}user/"..destination.."@"..domain_name.." conference:page-"..destination_number.."@page+"..flags.." inline";
-						api:executeString(cmd_string);
-						destination_count = destination_count + 1;
-					end
-					--freeswitch.consoleLog("NOTICE", "cmd_string "..cmd_string.."\n");
-				else
-					--look inside the reply to check for the correct domain_name
-					if string.find(reply, domain_name) then
-						--found: user is busy
-					else
-						--not found
+			--prevent calling the user that initiated the page
+			if (sip_from_user ~= destination) then
+				--cmd = "username_exists id "..destination.."@"..domain_name;
+				--reply = trim(api:executeString(cmd));
+				--if (reply == "true") then
+					destination_status = "show channels like "..destination.."@";
+					reply = trim(api:executeString(destination_status));
+					if (reply == "0 total.") then
+						--freeswitch.consoleLog("NOTICE", "destination "..destination.." available\n");
 						if (destination == tonumber(sip_from_user)) then
 							--this destination is the caller that initated the page
 						else
 							--originate the call
-							cmd_string = "bgapi originate {sip_auto_answer=true,hangup_after_bridge=false,origination_caller_id_name='"..caller_id_name.."',origination_caller_id_number="..caller_id_number.."}user/"..destination.."@"..domain_name.." conference:page-"..destination_number.."@page+"..flags.." inline";
+							cmd_string = "bgapi originate {sip_auto_answer=true,sip_h_Alert-Info='Ring Answer',hangup_after_bridge=false,origination_caller_id_name='"..caller_id_name.."',origination_caller_id_number="..caller_id_number.."}user/"..destination.."@"..domain_name.." conference:page-"..destination_number.."@page+"..flags.." inline";
 							api:executeString(cmd_string);
 							destination_count = destination_count + 1;
 						end
+						--freeswitch.consoleLog("NOTICE", "cmd_string "..cmd_string.."\n");
+					else
+						--look inside the reply to check for the correct domain_name
+						if string.find(reply, domain_name) then
+							--found: user is busy
+						else
+							--not found
+							if (destination == tonumber(sip_from_user)) then
+								--this destination is the caller that initated the page
+							else
+								--originate the call
+								cmd_string = "bgapi originate {sip_auto_answer=true,hangup_after_bridge=false,origination_caller_id_name='"..caller_id_name.."',origination_caller_id_number="..caller_id_number.."}user/"..destination.."@"..domain_name.." conference:page-"..destination_number.."@page+"..flags.." inline";
+								api:executeString(cmd_string);
+								destination_count = destination_count + 1;
+							end
+						end
 					end
-				end
-			--end
+				--end
+			end
 		end
 	end