diff --git a/src/main/java/com/alttd/ctf/events/SnowballEvent.java b/src/main/java/com/alttd/ctf/events/SnowballEvent.java
index 7051b20..7bb51de 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/alttd/ctf/events/SnowballEvent.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/alttd/ctf/events/SnowballEvent.java
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ public class SnowballEvent implements Listener {
     }
 
     @EventHandler
-    public void onSnowballHitBySnowball(ProjectileLaunchEvent event) {
+    public void onSnowballThrown(ProjectileLaunchEvent event) {
         handleSnowballThrown(event, (shooter, shooterTeamPlayer) -> {
             GameClass shooterClass = shooterTeamPlayer.getGameClass();
             shooter.setCooldown(Material.SNOWBALL, shooterClass.getThrowTickSpeed());
@@ -105,11 +105,22 @@ public class SnowballEvent implements Listener {
             return;
         }
 
-        Optional<TeamPlayer> teamPlayer = gameManager.getTeamPlayer(shooter.getUniqueId());
-        if (teamPlayer.isEmpty()) {
+        Optional<TeamPlayer> teamPlayerShooter = gameManager.getTeamPlayer(shooter.getUniqueId());
+        if (teamPlayerShooter.isEmpty()) {
             log.debug("The shooter that hit a player with a snowball was not a team player");
             return;
         }
-        consumer.apply(hitPlayer, shooter, teamPlayer.get());
+
+        Optional<TeamPlayer> teamPlayerHit = gameManager.getTeamPlayer(hitPlayer.getUniqueId());
+        if (teamPlayerHit.isEmpty()) {
+            log.debug("The shooter that hit a player with a snowball was not a team player");
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if (teamPlayerHit.get().getTeam().getId() == teamPlayerShooter.get().getTeam().getId()) {
+            log.debug("The shooter hit a member of their own team");
+            return;
+        }
+        consumer.apply(hitPlayer, shooter, teamPlayerHit.get());
     }
 }