diff --git a/org-roam-node.el b/org-roam-node.el
index 6d407ec..6543350 100644
--- a/org-roam-node.el
+++ b/org-roam-node.el
@@ -827,48 +827,50 @@ If region is active, then use it instead of the node at point."
          (nbuf (or (find-buffer-visiting file)
                    (find-file-noselect file)))
          level reversed)
-    (if regionp
+    (if (equal (org-roam-node-at-point) node)
+        (user-error "Target is the same as current node")
+      (if regionp
+          (progn
+            (org-kill-new (buffer-substring region-start region-end))
+            (org-save-markers-in-region region-start region-end))
         (progn
-          (org-kill-new (buffer-substring region-start region-end))
-          (org-save-markers-in-region region-start region-end))
-      (progn
-        (if (org-before-first-heading-p)
-            (org-roam-demote-entire-buffer))
-        (org-copy-subtree 1 nil t)))
-    (with-current-buffer nbuf
-      (org-with-wide-buffer
-       (goto-char (org-roam-node-point node))
-       (setq level (org-get-valid-level (funcall outline-level) 1)
-             reversed (org-notes-order-reversed-p))
-       (goto-char
-        (if reversed
-            (or (outline-next-heading) (point-max))
-          (or (save-excursion (org-get-next-sibling))
-              (org-end-of-subtree t t)
-              (point-max))))
-       (unless (bolp) (newline))
-       (org-paste-subtree level nil nil t)
-       (and org-auto-align-tags
-            (let ((org-loop-over-headlines-in-active-region nil))
-              (org-align-tags)))
-       (when (fboundp 'deactivate-mark) (deactivate-mark))))
-    (if regionp
-        (delete-region (point) (+ (point) (- region-end region-start)))
-      (org-preserve-local-variables
-       (delete-region
-        (and (org-back-to-heading t) (point))
-        (min (1+ (buffer-size)) (org-end-of-subtree t t) (point)))))
-    ;; If the buffer end-up empty after the refile, kill it and delete its
-    ;; associated file.
-    (when (eq (buffer-size) 0)
-      (if (buffer-file-name)
-          (delete-file (buffer-file-name)))
-      (set-buffer-modified-p nil)
-      ;; In this was done during capture, abort the capture process.
-      (when (and org-capture-mode
-                 (buffer-base-buffer (current-buffer)))
-        (org-capture-kill))
-      (kill-buffer (current-buffer)))))
+          (if (org-before-first-heading-p)
+              (org-roam-demote-entire-buffer))
+          (org-copy-subtree 1 nil t)))
+      (with-current-buffer nbuf
+        (org-with-wide-buffer
+         (goto-char (org-roam-node-point node))
+         (setq level (org-get-valid-level (funcall outline-level) 1)
+               reversed (org-notes-order-reversed-p))
+         (goto-char
+          (if reversed
+              (or (outline-next-heading) (point-max))
+            (or (save-excursion (org-get-next-sibling))
+                (org-end-of-subtree t t)
+                (point-max))))
+         (unless (bolp) (newline))
+         (org-paste-subtree level nil nil t)
+         (and org-auto-align-tags
+              (let ((org-loop-over-headlines-in-active-region nil))
+                (org-align-tags)))
+         (when (fboundp 'deactivate-mark) (deactivate-mark))))
+      (if regionp
+          (delete-region (point) (+ (point) (- region-end region-start)))
+        (org-preserve-local-variables
+         (delete-region
+          (and (org-back-to-heading t) (point))
+          (min (1+ (buffer-size)) (org-end-of-subtree t t) (point)))))
+      ;; If the buffer end-up empty after the refile, kill it and delete its
+      ;; associated file.
+      (when (eq (buffer-size) 0)
+        (if (buffer-file-name)
+            (delete-file (buffer-file-name)))
+        (set-buffer-modified-p nil)
+        ;; In this was done during capture, abort the capture process.
+        (when (and org-capture-mode
+                   (buffer-base-buffer (current-buffer)))
+          (org-capture-kill))
+        (kill-buffer (current-buffer))))))
 
 ;;;###autoload
 (defun org-roam-extract-subtree ()