diff --git a/dailyreleases/main.py b/dailyreleases/main.py
index d905336..aa74da6 100644
--- a/dailyreleases/main.py
+++ b/dailyreleases/main.py
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ class DailyReleasesBot(object):
                         continue
 
                     self.generate(pm_recipient=message.author.name)
+                    message.mark_read()
 
                     # clean requests cache after each successful generation so it doesn't grow indefinitely
                     self.cache.remove_expired_responses()