diff --git a/app/services/visits/place_finder.rb b/app/services/visits/place_finder.rb
index e2f3a3ab..541e67a0 100644
--- a/app/services/visits/place_finder.rb
+++ b/app/services/visits/place_finder.rb
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ module Visits
     # Step 1: Find existing place
     def find_existing_place(lat, lon, name)
       # Try to find existing place by location first
-      existing_by_location = Place.near([lat, lon], SIMILARITY_RADIUS, :m).first
+      existing_by_location = Place.where(user_id: nil).near([lat, lon], SIMILARITY_RADIUS, :m).first
       return existing_by_location if existing_by_location
 
       # Then try by name if available
diff --git a/spec/services/visits/place_finder_spec.rb b/spec/services/visits/place_finder_spec.rb
index 3da17828..e4158981 100644
--- a/spec/services/visits/place_finder_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/services/visits/place_finder_spec.rb
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ RSpec.describe Visits::PlaceFinder do
     end
 
     context 'when an existing place is found' do
-      let!(:existing_place) { create(:place, latitude: latitude, longitude: longitude) }
+      let!(:existing_place) { create(:place, latitude: latitude, longitude: longitude, lonlat: "POINT(#{longitude} #{latitude})") }
 
       it 'returns the existing place as main_place' do
         result = subject.find_or_create_place(visit_data)
@@ -40,7 +40,9 @@ RSpec.describe Visits::PlaceFinder do
         similar_named_place = create(:place,
                                      name: 'Test Place',
                                      latitude: latitude + 0.0001,
-                                     longitude: longitude + 0.0001)
+                                     longitude: longitude + 0.0001,
+                                     lonlat: "POINT(#{longitude + 0.0001} #{latitude + 0.0001})"
+                                     )
 
         allow(subject).to receive(:find_existing_place).and_return(similar_named_place)