diff --git a/wireguard-install.sh b/wireguard-install.sh
index 5a852a1..f7b5ab0 100644
--- a/wireguard-install.sh
+++ b/wireguard-install.sh
@@ -331,7 +331,10 @@ function newClient() {
   echo ""
   echo "The client name must consist of alphanumeric character(s). It may also include underscores or dashes and can't exceed 15 chars."
 
-  CLIENT_EXISTS=$(grep -c -E "^### Client ${CLIENT_NAME}\$" "/etc/wireguard/${SERVER_WG_NIC}.conf")
+  if [[ ${APPROVE_INSTALL} == "y" ]]; then
+    CLIENT_EXISTS="0"
+  fi
+
   until [[ ${CLIENT_NAME} =~ ^[a-zA-Z0-9_-]+$ && ${CLIENT_EXISTS} == '0' && ${#CLIENT_NAME} -lt 16 ]]; do
     read -rp "Client name: " -e CLIENT_NAME
     CLIENT_EXISTS=$(grep -c -E "^### Client ${CLIENT_NAME}\$" "/etc/wireguard/${SERVER_WG_NIC}.conf")