diff --git a/acts_as_follower.gemspec b/acts_as_follower.gemspec
index 7975494..766e7cd 100644
--- a/acts_as_follower.gemspec
+++ b/acts_as_follower.gemspec
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.require_paths = ["lib"]
 
   s.add_development_dependency "sqlite3"
-  s.add_development_dependency "shoulda"
-  s.add_development_dependency "factory_girl"
+  s.add_development_dependency "shoulda", "~>2.11.3"
+  s.add_development_dependency "factory_girl", "~>2.6.0"
   s.add_development_dependency "rails", "~>3.0.10"
 end
diff --git a/lib/acts_as_follower/followable.rb b/lib/acts_as_follower/followable.rb
index 7582859..178867f 100644
--- a/lib/acts_as_follower/followable.rb
+++ b/lib/acts_as_follower/followable.rb
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ def get_follow_for(follower)
       private
 
       def block_future_follow(follower)
-        follows.create(:followable => self, :follower => follower, :blocked => true)
+        follows.create(:followable => self, :follower => follower, :blocked => true) unless follower == self
       end
 
       def block_existing_follow(follower)
diff --git a/test/acts_as_followable_test.rb b/test/acts_as_followable_test.rb
index 8b9364d..8488821 100644
--- a/test/acts_as_followable_test.rb
+++ b/test/acts_as_followable_test.rb
@@ -111,6 +111,16 @@ class ActsAsFollowableTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
       end
     end
 
+    context "blocking yourself" do
+      setup do
+        @jon.block(@jon)
+      end
+
+      should "not add self to the blocked followers" do
+        assert_equal 0, @jon.blocked_followers_count
+      end
+    end
+
     context "blocking a follower" do
       context "in my following list" do
         setup do