diff --git a/video_metadata/views/tmdb.py b/video_metadata/views/tmdb.py
index f15ad99..9946f16 100644
--- a/video_metadata/views/tmdb.py
+++ b/video_metadata/views/tmdb.py
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ def doQueryAlgorithm(query:query_data) -> dict:
     # TODO: if query_obj.media_type is still 'UNKNOWN' from parseQueryStr(), make queries to
     #   both tmdb endpoints (movie and tv)
     if query.raw_query_str and parseQueryStr(query):
-        if isQueryCached(query.parsed_query_str):
+        if isQueryCached(query.parsed_query_str, query.movie_year):
             view_results = makeLocalQuery(query)
             current_app.logger.debug(f'view_results length: {len(view_results)}')
         elif makeTMDBQuery(query, response):
@@ -351,12 +351,12 @@ def parseQueryStr(query_obj):
     return False
 
 
-def isQueryCached(query_str):
+def isQueryCached(query_str:str, year) -> bool:
     conn = db.get_db()
     cur = conn.cursor()
-    cur.execute('SELECT COUNT(*) FROM query_cache WHERE query=?', (query_str,))
+    cur.execute('SELECT COUNT(*) FROM query_cache WHERE query=? AND year=?', (query_str, year))
     count = cur.fetchone()[0]
-    current_app.logger.debug(f'query_cache count: {count}, query: "{query_str}"')
+    current_app.logger.debug(f'query_cache count: {count}, query: "{query_str}", year: {year}')
 
     return (count > 0)