diff --git a/src/main/java/com/github/cato447/AbizeitungVotingSystem/controller/VotingController.java b/src/main/java/com/github/cato447/AbizeitungVotingSystem/controller/VotingController.java
index 1abcf02..120d2ea 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/github/cato447/AbizeitungVotingSystem/controller/VotingController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/github/cato447/AbizeitungVotingSystem/controller/VotingController.java
@@ -193,8 +193,11 @@ public class VotingController {
             long index = 1;
             for (PossibleCandidate posCandidate : posCandidates) {
                 if (posCandidate.getName() != "") {
-                    if (possibleCandidateRepository.findByNameAndCategory(posCandidate.getName(), categoryRepository.findById(index).get()) != null ||
-                            possibleCandidateRepository.findByNameAndCategory(posCandidate.getName().split(" ")[posCandidate.getName().split(" ").length-1], categoryRepository.findById(index).get()) != null) {
+                    if (possibleCandidateRepository.findByNameAndCategory(posCandidate.getName(), categoryRepository.findById(index).get()) != null ||) {
+                        PossibleCandidate p = possibleCandidateRepository.findByNameAndCategory(posCandidate.getName(), categoryRepository.findById(index).get());
+                        p.setVotes(p.getVotes() + 1);
+                        possibleCandidateRepository.save(p);
+                    } else if (possibleCandidateRepository.findByNameAndCategory(posCandidate.getName().split(" ")[posCandidate.getName().split(" ").length-1], categoryRepository.findById(index).get()) != null){
                         PossibleCandidate p = possibleCandidateRepository.findByNameAndCategory(posCandidate.getName(), categoryRepository.findById(index).get());
                         p.setVotes(p.getVotes() + 1);
                         possibleCandidateRepository.save(p);