diff --git a/avni-server-api/src/main/java/org/avni/server/dao/GenderRepository.java b/avni-server-api/src/main/java/org/avni/server/dao/GenderRepository.java
index e4da3b7dd..a875043a7 100644
--- a/avni-server-api/src/main/java/org/avni/server/dao/GenderRepository.java
+++ b/avni-server-api/src/main/java/org/avni/server/dao/GenderRepository.java
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 @RepositoryRestResource(collectionResourceRel = "gender", path = "gender")
 public interface GenderRepository extends CHSRepository<Gender>, CustomCHSJpaRepository<Gender, Long>, FindByLastModifiedDateTime<Gender> {
     Gender findByName(String name);
+    Gender findByNameAndOrganisationId(String name, Long organisationId);
     Gender findByNameIgnoreCase(String name);
 
     @RestResource(exported = false)
diff --git a/avni-server-api/src/main/java/org/avni/server/service/OrganisationService.java b/avni-server-api/src/main/java/org/avni/server/service/OrganisationService.java
index 9b45163d0..538ffc34e 100644
--- a/avni-server-api/src/main/java/org/avni/server/service/OrganisationService.java
+++ b/avni-server-api/src/main/java/org/avni/server/service/OrganisationService.java
@@ -915,7 +915,7 @@ public void addGroupDashboardJson(ZipOutputStream zos) throws IOException {
     }
 
     private void createGender(String genderName, Organisation org) {
-        if (Objects.nonNull(genderRepository.findByName(genderName))) {
+        if (Objects.nonNull(genderRepository.findByNameAndOrganisationId(genderName, org.getId()))) {
             return;
         }
         Gender gender = new Gender();