diff --git a/src/main.py b/src/main.py
index 42f74b1..d2bc978 100644
--- a/src/main.py
+++ b/src/main.py
@@ -106,6 +106,10 @@ async def create_redirect(
     elif parsed.scheme not in ["http", "https"]:
         raise HTTPException(status_code=400, detail="Invalid URL - must be HTTP/HTTPS")
 
+    existing = await db.Redirect.get_or_none(destination=destination)
+    if existing is not None:
+        return await db.RedirectPydantic.from_tortoise_orm(existing)
+
     match slug_type:
         case "urlsafe":
             slug = secrets.token_urlsafe(slug_length // 2)