diff --git a/week5/src/models/file.model.js b/week5/src/models/file.model.js
index fbd97c4..eace383 100644
--- a/week5/src/models/file.model.js
+++ b/week5/src/models/file.model.js
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ File.count({}, function(err, count) {
   if (err) {
     throw err;
   }
+  if (count > 0) return;
   const files = require('./file.seed.json');
   File.create(files, function(err, newFiles) {
     if (err) {