diff --git a/gazu/task.py b/gazu/task.py
index f705ef00..4d5e0888 100644
--- a/gazu/task.py
+++ b/gazu/task.py
@@ -1174,9 +1174,11 @@ def new_task_type(name, color="#000000", for_entity="Asset", client=default):
     Returns:
         dict: The created task type
     """
-    data = {"name": name, "color": color, "for_entity": for_entity}
-    return raw.post("data/task-types", data, client=client)
-
+    task_type = get_task_type_by_name(name, for_entity)
+    if task_type is None:
+        data = {"name": name, "color": color, "for_entity": for_entity}
+        task_type = raw.post("data/task-types", data, client=client)
+    return(task_type)
 
 def new_task_status(name, short_name, color, client=default):
     """
diff --git a/tests/test_task.py b/tests/test_task.py
index 5618972b..62720d05 100644
--- a/tests/test_task.py
+++ b/tests/test_task.py
@@ -508,13 +508,10 @@ def test_assign_task(self):
             self.assertIn("person-01", task["assignees"])
 
     def test_new_task_type(self):
-        task_type_name = "task-type-name"
         with requests_mock.mock() as mock:
-            task_type = {"id": "task-type-01", "name": task_type_name}
-            mock.post(
-                gazu.client.get_full_url("data/task-types"),
-                text=json.dumps(task_type),
-            )
+            task_type = {"id": "task-type-01", "name": "task-type-name"}
+            mock_route(mock, "GET", "data/task-types", text=[])
+            mock_route(mock, "POST", "data/task-types", text=task_type)
             self.assertEqual(gazu.task.new_task_type(task_type), task_type)
 
     def test_new_task_status(self):