diff --git a/src/server/note.go b/src/server/note.go
index 08d71d1..c3148ee 100644
--- a/src/server/note.go
+++ b/src/server/note.go
@@ -29,11 +29,10 @@ func (n *Note) BeforeCreate(tx *gorm.DB) (err error) {
 
 		id := internal.GenerateChars(idLength)
 
-		var note *Note
-		tx.Where("id = ?", id).Scan(&note)
+		var note Note
+		tx.Where("id = ?", id).Find(&note)
 
-		// TODO: time=2025-08-21T09:20:31.342+02:00 level=ERROR msg="could not create note" error="UNIQUE constraint failed: notes.id"
-		if note == nil {
+		if note.ID == "" {
 			n.ID = id
 			continue
 		}