diff --git a/app/Library/Lookups/LookupHelper.php b/app/Library/Lookups/LookupHelper.php
index d5dacda57..e7a8fa366 100644
--- a/app/Library/Lookups/LookupHelper.php
+++ b/app/Library/Lookups/LookupHelper.php
@@ -24,16 +24,21 @@ class LookupHelper {
         $esi = new Eseye();
 
         //Attempt to find the character name in the LookupCharacter table to see if we can match it to an id
-        $charId = 
+        $charId = CharacterToCorporation::where(['character_name' => $character])->get('character_id');
+        if($charId == null) {
+            //Get the character id from the ESI API.
+            $response = $esi->setQueryString([
+                'categories' => 'character',
+                'search' => $character,
+                'strict' => 'true',
+            ])->invoke('get', '/search/');
 
-        //Get the character id from the ESI API.
-        $response = $esi->setQueryString([
-            'categories' => 'character',
-            'search' => $character,
-            'strict' => 'true',
-        ])->invoke('get', '/search/');
+            $this->LookupCharacter($response->character[0]);
 
-        return $reponse->character[0];
+            return $response->character[0];
+        } else {
+            return $charId[0]->character_id;
+        }
     }
 
     //Add characters to the lookup table for quicker lookups without having