diff --git a/src/middlewares/existance.js b/src/middlewares/existance.js
index 2b95efb..73c2c88 100644
--- a/src/middlewares/existance.js
+++ b/src/middlewares/existance.js
@@ -11,6 +11,15 @@ const groupExists = async (req, res, next) => {
     next();
 };
 
+const groupNameExists = async (req, res, next) => {
+    let groupName = req.params.groupName || req.body.groupName;
+
+    let group = await GroupService.getByName(groupName);
+
+    if (!group) throw new customError(`group does not exists`, responseCodes.responses.groups.name_not_found);
+    next();
+};
+
 const localIdExists = async (req, res, next) => {
     let localId = req.params.localId || req.body.localId;
 
@@ -18,4 +27,5 @@ const localIdExists = async (req, res, next) => {
     next();
 }
 
-export default { groupExists, localIdExists }
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+
+export default { groupExists, localIdExists, groupNameExists }
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diff --git a/src/routers/group.js b/src/routers/group.js
index f486630..3147968 100644
--- a/src/routers/group.js
+++ b/src/routers/group.js
@@ -9,6 +9,6 @@ const GroupRouter = new Router();
 GroupRouter.post('/create/:groupName', tryHandler(auth.authenticate), tryHandler(GroupController.create));
 GroupRouter.post('/join/:groupId', tryHandler(auth.authenticate), tryHandler(existance.groupExists), tryHandler(auth.requirePassword), tryHandler(auth.checkGroupPassword), tryHandler(GroupController.join));
 GroupRouter.post('/password/:groupId', tryHandler(auth.authenticate), tryHandler(existance.groupExists), tryHandler(auth.authorizeGroupOwner), tryHandler(auth.requirePassword), tryHandler(GroupController.updatePassword));
-GroupRouter.get('/byName/:groupName', tryHandler(auth.authenticate), tryHandler(existance.groupExists), tryHandler(GroupController.getByName))
+GroupRouter.get('/byName/:groupName', tryHandler(auth.authenticate), tryHandler(existance.groupNameExists), tryHandler(GroupController.getByName))
 
 export default GroupRouter;
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