diff --git a/app/controllers/people_crawler_controller.rb b/app/controllers/people_crawler_controller.rb
index e892d48..375125f 100644
--- a/app/controllers/people_crawler_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/people_crawler_controller.rb
@@ -22,12 +22,19 @@ class PeopleCrawlerController < TissCrawlerController
   end
 
   def add_to_fav
+    params[:api] = '/api/person/v22/id/'
     puts params[:tiss_id]
+    @person = TissCrawler.get_details(params)
+
     # create stores the object to the db after creation
-    FavoritePerson.create(tiss_id: params[:tiss_id])
-    # redirect and respond with success message
-    respond_to do |format|
-      format.html { redirect_to favorites_favorite_person_index_url, notice: 'Favorite person stored' }
+    if FavoritePerson.create(tiss_id: @person['tiss_id'], first_name: @person['first_name'], last_name: @person['last_name'], picture_uri: @person['picture_uri']).valid?
+      FavoritePerson.create(tiss_id: @person['tiss_id'], first_name: @person['first_name'], last_name: @person['last_name'], picture_uri: @person['picture_uri'])
+      respond_to do |format|
+        format.html { redirect_to favorites_favorite_person_index_url, notice: 'Favorite person stored' }
+      end
+    else
+      flash[:alert] = "Person is already favorited!"
+      redirect_back(fallback_location: search)
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/app/views/layouts/application.html.erb b/app/views/layouts/application.html.erb
index d7c5d1d..43682ba 100644
--- a/app/views/layouts/application.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/layouts/application.html.erb
@@ -38,8 +38,9 @@
     </nav>
 
     <main>
-      <p class="notice"><%= notice %></p>
-      <p class="alert"><%= alert %></p>
+      <% flash.each do |type, msg| %>
+        <%= msg %>
+      <% end %>
 
       <%= yield %>
     </main>