diff --git a/cmd/server.go b/cmd/server.go
index fb4669c..4e7d2ad 100644
--- a/cmd/server.go
+++ b/cmd/server.go
@@ -181,6 +181,17 @@ func handleV1Seed(c echo.Context) error {
 	var new_buckets []string
 
 	for _, bucket := range documents_buckets {
+		exists, err := client.BucketExists(context.Background(), bucket)
+		if err != nil {
+			return c.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, map[string]string{
+				"message": "Error during minio#BucketExists",
+			})
+		}
+
+		if exists {
+			continue
+		}
+
 		if err = client.MakeBucket(context.Background(), bucket, minio.MakeBucketOptions{}); err != nil {
 			return c.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, map[string]string{
 				"message": "Error during minio#MakeBucket",