diff --git a/controllers/mediaController.ts b/controllers/mediaController.ts
index ca76ff3..56b6087 100644
--- a/controllers/mediaController.ts
+++ b/controllers/mediaController.ts
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ export default {
    * mediaController.create()
    */
   create: async function (req: Request, res: Response) {
-    const mediaCode = req.body.code;
+    const mediaCode: string = req.body.code;
 
     const omdb_key = await UserModel.getValue(values.omdb_key);
 
@@ -39,10 +39,14 @@ export default {
       return res.status(500).json({ message: 'Error when creating media' });
     }
 
+    // remove the tt in front in DB its stored as number
+    const sub = mediaCode.substring(2);
+    const cleanCode = parseInt(sub);
+
     try {
       const mediaTable = req.baseUrl.includes('movies') ? Table.movies : Table.series;
-      const mediaFound = await MediaModel.findOne(mediaTable, mediaCode);
-      if (mediaFound) {
+      const mediaFound = await MediaModel.findOne(mediaTable, cleanCode);
+      if (mediaFound.length != 0) {
         return res.status(409).json({ message: 'Media already exists' });
       }
 
@@ -61,7 +65,7 @@ export default {
         webImg: mData.Poster,
       };
 
-      const savedMedia = await MediaModel.save(mediaTable, mediaCode, mData.Title, mData.Released, mData.Poster);
+      const savedMedia = await MediaModel.save(mediaTable, cleanCode, mData.Title, mData.Released, mData.Poster);
       return res.status(201).json(media);
     } catch (err) {
       return res.status(500).json({ message: 'Error when creating media' });