diff --git a/internal/postgres/items.go b/internal/postgres/items.go
index 19331c2..4c3fbeb 100644
--- a/internal/postgres/items.go
+++ b/internal/postgres/items.go
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ func (s itemService) Item(id int, user *quartermaster.User) (*quartermaster.Item
 
 func (s itemService) AddItem(i *quartermaster.Item, l *quartermaster.Location, user *quartermaster.User) (*quartermaster.Item, error) {
 	var err error
-	if i.ID == 0 {
+	if ib, _ := s.GetItemByBarcode(i.Barcode, user); ib == nil {
 		if i.Nutrition != nil {
 			i.Nutrition, err = NutritionService.AddNutrition(i.Nutrition)
 			if err != nil {