diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 43bff667..f96a3566 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ and this project adheres to
 
 - 🐛(backend) fix create document via s2s if sub unknown but email found #543
 - 🐛(frontend) hide search and create doc button if not authenticated #555
+- 🐛(backend) race condition creation issue #556
 
 ## [1.10.0] - 2024-12-17
 
diff --git a/src/backend/core/api/viewsets.py b/src/backend/core/api/viewsets.py
index b217194d..0f83e1e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/core/api/viewsets.py
+++ b/src/backend/core/api/viewsets.py
@@ -676,7 +676,7 @@ class DocumentViewSet(
 
         # Fetch the document and check if the user has access
         try:
-            document, _created = models.Document.objects.get_or_create(pk=pk)
+            document = models.Document.objects.get(pk=pk)
         except models.Document.DoesNotExist as exc:
             logger.debug("Document with ID '%s' does not exist", pk)
             raise drf.exceptions.PermissionDenied() from exc