diff --git a/js/src/features/compose/configure-stream-step.tsx b/js/src/features/compose/configure-stream-step.tsx
index 5c542c8..a959a35 100644
--- a/js/src/features/compose/configure-stream-step.tsx
+++ b/js/src/features/compose/configure-stream-step.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-import { useState, useEffect, useRef, useCallback } from "react";
+import { useState, useCallback } from "react";
 import { useNetworks } from "@/hooks/use-networks";
-import { cn } from "@/lib/utils";
+import { cn, removeDuplicates } from "@/lib/utils";
+import { useAuthStore } from "@/stores/auth-store";
 import { generateRandomName } from "@/lib/random-name";
 import { Input } from "@/components/ui/input";
 import { Label } from "@/components/ui/label";
@@ -20,12 +21,14 @@ export function ConfigureStreamStep({
 }: ConfigureStreamStepProps) {
   const { data: networks } = useNetworks();
   const network = networks?.find((n) => n.id === networkId);
-  const members = network?.humans ?? [];
 
   const [name, setName] = useState(() => generateRandomName());
   const [everyone, setEveryone] = useState(true);
+  const userEmail = useAuthStore((s) => s.user?.email);
   const [selectedEmails, setSelectedEmails] = useState<Set<string>>(new Set());
 
+  const members = (network?.humans ?? []).filter((h) => h.email !== userEmail);
+
   const toggleMember = useCallback((email: string) => {
     setSelectedEmails((prev) => {
       const next = new Set(prev);
@@ -37,8 +40,9 @@ export function ConfigureStreamStep({
 
   const buildVisibleTo = useCallback((): string[] => {
     if (everyone && networkId) return [`network:${networkId}`];
-    return Array.from(selectedEmails).map((e) => `human:${e}`);
-  }, [everyone, networkId, selectedEmails]);
+
+    return Array.from(removeDuplicates([...selectedEmails, userEmail])).map((e) => `human:${e}`);
+  }, [everyone, networkId, selectedEmails, userEmail]);
 
   const handleSubmit = useCallback(() => {
     if (!name.trim() || !networkId) return;
@@ -61,7 +65,7 @@ export function ConfigureStreamStep({
           return;
       }
     },
-    [onCancel, handleSubmit, members, name, toggleMember],
+    [onCancel, handleSubmit],
   );
 
   return (
diff --git a/js/src/lib/utils.ts b/js/src/lib/utils.ts
index fd4498c..2351235 100644
--- a/js/src/lib/utils.ts
+++ b/js/src/lib/utils.ts
@@ -9,3 +9,7 @@ export function getInitials(email: string): string {
   const prefix = email.split("@")[0] ?? "";
   return prefix.slice(0, 2).toUpperCase();
 }
+
+export function removeDuplicates<T>(array: T[]): T[] {
+  return [...new Set(array)];
+}