diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index ad42ca4eff63f424677a3afdd5cffa79bc0d1a7a..0540196c80f6a02999bd8b1c8fbdefbe3fa3c33a 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -108,9 +108,8 @@ func (feed Feed) checkFeed(db *gorm.DB, gitlabClient *gitlab.Client) {
 		} else {
 			fmt.Printf("Created Gitlab Issue '%s' in project: %d' \n", item.Title, feed.GitlabProjectID)
 			db.Create(&SyncedItems{UUID: item.GUID, Feed: feed.ID})
+			issuesCreatedCounter.Inc()
 		}
-		issuesCreatedCounter.Inc()
-
 	}
 }