diff --git a/events/Birthday.js b/events/Birthday.js
index 60a3727..583317a 100644
--- a/events/Birthday.js
+++ b/events/Birthday.js
@@ -101,5 +101,18 @@ module.exports = {
                 description: 'a birthday banner'
             }]
         });
+
+        // mark as notified
+
+        const bdayColl = db.collection('items_birthdays')
+        await bdayColl.findOneAndUpdate({
+            userID: member.user.id
+        }, {
+            $set: {
+                notified: true
+            }
+        },{
+            upsert: true
+        })
     }
 };
diff --git a/events/ClientReady.js b/events/ClientReady.js
index 2d3eb58..663ea83 100644
--- a/events/ClientReady.js
+++ b/events/ClientReady.js
@@ -48,21 +48,42 @@ module.exports = {
             for (const member of members.values()) {
                 const dbEntry = bdayMap.get(member.id);
 
-                if (dbEntry && isToday(dbEntry.day, dbEntry.month)) {
-                    // Today is their birthday
+                if (!dbEntry) continue;
+
+                // skip if already notified
+                if (dbEntry.notified) {
+                    console.log(`${member.user.username} was already notified today, skipping...`);
+                    continue;
+                }
+
+                if (isToday(dbEntry.day, dbEntry.month)) {
                     await member.roles.add(birthdayRoleID).catch(err =>
                         console.error(`Failed to add birthday role to ${member.user.tag}:`, err)
                     );
+
                     console.log(`Added birthday role to ${member.user.tag}`);
                     client.emit('Birthday', member);
+
+                    // mark as notified
+                    await bdayColl.updateOne(
+                        { userID: member.id },
+                        { $set: { notified: true } }
+                    );
+
                 } else {
-                    // Default fallback: remove birthday role if present
                     if (member.roles.cache.has(birthdayRoleID)) {
                         await member.roles.remove(birthdayRoleID).catch(err =>
                             console.error(`Failed to remove birthday role from ${member.user.tag}:`, err)
                         );
-                        console.log(`Removed birthday role from ${member.user.tag} (not today or not in DB)`);
+
+                        console.log(`Removed birthday role from ${member.user.tag}`);
                     }
+
+                    // reset notification flag if not birthday anymore
+                    await bdayColl.updateOne(
+                        { userID: member.id },
+                        { $set: { notified: false } }
+                    );
                 }
             }
         };