diff --git a/feed_info.c b/feed_info.c
index d14e1b9..cbbad7a 100644
--- a/feed_info.c
+++ b/feed_info.c
@@ -126,21 +126,10 @@ zblock_feed_info_err zblock_feed_info_exists(PGconn *conn, const char *url, u64s
 	return ZBLOCK_FEED_INFO_OK;
 }
 
-// Insert new feed into the database
+// Insert new feed into the database. This function assumes that you have already verified that it has not been added previously.
 zblock_feed_info_err zblock_feed_info_insert(PGconn *conn, zblock_feed_info *feed) {
 	if (!conn || !feed) return ZBLOCK_FEED_INFO_INVALID_ARGS;
 
-	// check if the feed already exists
-	{
-		int feed_exists;
-		zblock_feed_info_err exists_error = zblock_feed_info_exists(conn, feed->url, feed->channel_id, &feed_exists);
-		if (exists_error) {
-			return exists_error;
-		} else if (feed_exists) {
-			return ZBLOCK_FEED_INFO_EXISTS;
-		}	
-	}
-
 	uint64_t channel_id_be = htobe64(feed->channel_id);
 	uint64_t guild_id_be = htobe64(feed->guild_id);
 	const char *const insert_params[] = {feed->url, feed->last_pubDate, (char *) &channel_id_be, feed->title, (char *) &guild_id_be};
diff --git a/feed_info.h b/feed_info.h
index 6712b65..a5e7c6f 100644
--- a/feed_info.h
+++ b/feed_info.h
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ zblock_feed_info_err zblock_feed_info_retrieve_list_item(PGconn *conn, zblock_fe
 // check if the feed currently exists. the result is in the exists pointer.
 zblock_feed_info_err zblock_feed_info_exists(PGconn *conn, const char *url, u64snowflake channel_id, int *exists);
 
-// Insert new feed into the database
+// Insert new feed into the database. This function assumes that you have already verified that it has not been added previously.
 zblock_feed_info_err zblock_feed_info_insert(PGconn *conn, zblock_feed_info *feed);
 
 // deletes feed from the database
diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index c068e6f..7646303 100644
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -225,6 +225,19 @@ static void bot_command_add(struct discord *client, const struct discord_interac
 	feed.url = event->data->options->array[0].value;
 	feed.channel_id = event->channel_id;
 	feed.guild_id = event->guild_id;
+
+	// check if the feed already exists
+	{
+		int feed_exists;
+		zblock_feed_info_err exists_error = zblock_feed_info_exists(database_conn, feed.url, feed.channel_id, &feed_exists);
+		if (exists_error) {
+			snprintf(msg, sizeof(msg), "Error adding feed: %s", zblock_feed_info_strerror(exists_error));
+			goto send_msg;
+		} else if (feed_exists) {
+			snprintf(msg, sizeof(msg), "Error adding feed: It has already been added to this channel");
+			goto send_msg;
+		}
+	}
 	
 	mrss_t *mrss_feed;
 	mrss_error_t mrss_error = mrss_parse_url(feed.url, &mrss_feed);