diff --git a/tests/unit/packaging/test_typosnyper.py b/tests/unit/packaging/test_typosnyper.py
index 9ad021d15734..1cf37a24f742 100644
--- a/tests/unit/packaging/test_typosnyper.py
+++ b/tests/unit/packaging/test_typosnyper.py
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
         ("dateutil-python", ("swapped_words", "python-dateutil")),
         ("numpi", ("common_typos", "numpy")),
         ("requestz", ("common_typos", "requests")),
+        ("python-dateutil", None),  # Pass, swapped_words same as original
     ],
 )
 def test_typo_check_name(name, expected):
diff --git a/warehouse/packaging/typosnyper.py b/warehouse/packaging/typosnyper.py
index 91ffd9988b07..33b21f8f4442 100644
--- a/warehouse/packaging/typosnyper.py
+++ b/warehouse/packaging/typosnyper.py
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ def _swapped_words(project_name: str, corpus: set[str]) -> TypoCheckMatch:
         # Join the words using `-` to create a new name
         reconstructed = "-".join(p)
         # If the new name is in the list of popular names, return it
-        if reconstructed in corpus:
+        if reconstructed != project_name and reconstructed in corpus:
             return "swapped_words", reconstructed
 
     return None