# I'm getting the message "email address already exists, can't create doubles" when I add a teacher email address. What does this mean?

<span class="rvts23">This means that the teacher's email address you added already exists with an account in pickAtime. In the </span>[<span class="rvts39">Contacts</span>](https://help.pickatime.com/books/simple-pta-management-guide/page/contacts)<span class="rvts23"> page, search for the email address by entering it in the email box and pressing search. You should see that the teacher's email address already has an account in your Contacts.</span>