diff --git a/GeoffreyApp/api/commands.py b/GeoffreyApp/api/commands.py
index 8ca13cc..c0ea70c 100644
--- a/GeoffreyApp/api/commands.py
+++ b/GeoffreyApp/api/commands.py
@@ -772,8 +772,7 @@ def add_resident(new_resident_name, town_name, discord_uuid=None, mc_uuid=None):
 
     town = get_location(owner, town_name, Town)
 
-    if town.residents.filter(Q(town__owner__name__iexact=new_resident_name) |
-                             Q(name__iexact=new_resident_name)).all().count():
+    if town.residents.filter(id=new_resident.id).exists() | town.owner.filter(id=new_resident.id).exists():
         raise IsResidentError
 
     town.residents.add(new_resident)