diff --git a/src/helpers/db.ts b/src/helpers/db.ts
index fac2f83..d7ff2fa 100644
--- a/src/helpers/db.ts
+++ b/src/helpers/db.ts
@@ -3,16 +3,19 @@ import mongoose from 'mongoose';
 import log from '../helpers/log';
 import userScore from '../models/userScore';
 
-export async function updateScore(isCorrect, score, authorId) {
+export async function updateScore(isCorrect : boolean, score : number, authorId : string) {
 	if (!isCorrect) {
 		return `Nice try! Your score is still ${score}.`;
 	}
 	else {
-		score += 4;
-		if (score == 4) {
+		// TODO: Error handling
+		const doc = await userScore.findOne({
+			authorID: authorId,
+		});
+		if (!doc) {
 			const newUserScore = new userScore({
 				authorID: authorId,
-				score: score,
+				score: score + 4,
 			});
 			newUserScore.save(err => {
 				if (err) {
@@ -24,10 +27,6 @@ export async function updateScore(isCorrect, score, authorId) {
 			});
 		}
 		else {
-			// TODO: Error handling
-			const doc = await userScore.findOne({
-				authorID: authorId,
-			});
 			doc.score = doc.score + 4;
 			doc.save();
 		}
@@ -45,3 +44,4 @@ export async function connect(mongoUri) {
 		.then(() => log({ logger: 'db', content: `Connected to the database at ${mongoUri}!`, level: 'info' }))
 		.catch(err => log({ logger: 'db', content: `Failed to connect to the database at ${mongoUri}: ${err}`, level: 'fatal' }));
 }
+