diff --git a/app/controllers/api/v1/accounts/pins_controller.rb b/app/controllers/api/v1/accounts/pins_controller.rb
index 3915b5669..73f845c61 100644
--- a/app/controllers/api/v1/accounts/pins_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/api/v1/accounts/pins_controller.rb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ class Api::V1::Accounts::PinsController < Api::BaseController
   before_action :set_account
 
   def create
-    AccountPin.create!(account: current_account, target_account: @account)
+    AccountPin.find_or_create_by!(account: current_account, target_account: @account)
     render json: @account, serializer: REST::RelationshipSerializer, relationships: relationships_presenter
   end