diff --git a/src/main.py b/src/main.py
index 63938b2..925e37e 100644
--- a/src/main.py
+++ b/src/main.py
@@ -56,13 +56,18 @@ def load_workbook_with_possible_passwords(filepath, passwords, keep_vba=False, d
 
 def copy_excel_file(source_path, destination_path, passwords, original_filename=None):
     logging.info(f"Processing Excel file: {source_path}")
-    is_xlsm = source_path.lower().endswith('.xlsm')
-    source_wb = load_workbook_with_possible_passwords(
-        filepath=source_path,
-        passwords=passwords,
-        keep_vba=is_xlsm,
-        data_only=False
-    )
+    
+    # Skip password attempts if this is already a processed file
+    if os.path.basename(source_path).startswith('processed_'):
+        source_wb = load_workbook(filename=source_path, keep_vba=False, data_only=False)
+    else:
+        is_xlsm = source_path.lower().endswith('.xlsm')
+        source_wb = load_workbook_with_possible_passwords(
+            filepath=source_path,
+            passwords=passwords,
+            keep_vba=is_xlsm,
+            data_only=False
+        )
 
     dest_wb = Workbook()
     if len(dest_wb.sheetnames) == 1 and dest_wb.active.title == 'Sheet':