diff --git a/linkmind/src/main/java/com/app/toaster/infrastructure/CategoryRepository.java b/linkmind/src/main/java/com/app/toaster/infrastructure/CategoryRepository.java
index 8da9bc9c..0b29c63b 100644
--- a/linkmind/src/main/java/com/app/toaster/infrastructure/CategoryRepository.java
+++ b/linkmind/src/main/java/com/app/toaster/infrastructure/CategoryRepository.java
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ void increasePriorityByOne(@Param("categoryId") Long categoryId,
 
     Long countAllByUser(User user);
 
-    Long countAllByTitleAndUser(String title);
+    Long countAllByTitleAndUser(String title, User user);
 
 
 
diff --git a/linkmind/src/main/java/com/app/toaster/service/category/CategoryService.java b/linkmind/src/main/java/com/app/toaster/service/category/CategoryService.java
index e3aecab9..0863ffdf 100644
--- a/linkmind/src/main/java/com/app/toaster/service/category/CategoryService.java
+++ b/linkmind/src/main/java/com/app/toaster/service/category/CategoryService.java
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ public void createCategory(final Long userId, final CreateCategoryDto createCate
 					Error.BAD_REQUEST_CREATE_CLIP_EXCEPTION.getMessage());
 		}
 
-		if(categoryRepository.countAllByTitleAndUser(createCategoryDto.categoryTitle())>0){
+		if(categoryRepository.countAllByTitleAndUser(createCategoryDto.categoryTitle(),presentUser)>0){
 			throw new CustomException(Error.UNPROCESSABLE_CREATE_TIMER_EXCEPTION, Error.UNPROCESSABLE_CREATE_TIMER_EXCEPTION.getMessage());
 		}