diff --git a/functions/api/events-team/events/new.ts b/functions/api/events-team/events/new.ts
index 7687f00..c0680bd 100644
--- a/functions/api/events-team/events/new.ts
+++ b/functions/api/events-team/events/new.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ export async function onRequestPost(context: RequestContext) {
 
   if (
     await context.env.D1.prepare(
-      "SELECT * FROM events WHERE (approved = true OR approved IS NULL) AND day = ? AND month = ? AND type = ? AND year = ?;",
+      "SELECT * FROM events WHERE (approved = 1 OR pending =1) AND day = ? AND month = ? AND type = ? AND year = ?;",
     )
       .bind(day, currentMonth, type, currentYear)
       .first()
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ export async function onRequestPost(context: RequestContext) {
     const weekRange = Math.floor(day / 7);
 
     const existingEventInRange = await context.env.D1.prepare(
-      "SELECT id FROM events WHERE (approved = true OR approved IS NULL) AND day > ? AND day <= ? AND month = ? AND type = 'rotw' AND year = ?;",
+      "SELECT id FROM events WHERE (approved = 1 OR pending = 1) AND day BETWEEN ? AND ? AND month = ? AND type = 'rotw' AND year = ?;",
     )
       .bind(
         weekRanges[weekRange] - 7,