opencart misses the txn_id validation before submitting an order.
See:
https://developer.paypal.com/webapps/developer/docs/classic/ipn/integration-guide/IPNIntro/
Look for:
If the payment_status is Completed, check the txn_id against the previous PayPal transaction that you processed to ensure the IPN message is not a duplicate.
never had this problem so i'm not including it.
it's not a problem, it's a "protection" !