diff --git a/src/routes/voteOnSponsorTime.ts b/src/routes/voteOnSponsorTime.ts
index 0e9def1..2286a7f 100644
--- a/src/routes/voteOnSponsorTime.ts
+++ b/src/routes/voteOnSponsorTime.ts
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ function sendWebhooks(voteData: VoteData) {
     }
 }
 
-function categoryVote(UUID: string, userID: string, isVIP: boolean, category: any, hashedIP: string, res: Response) {
+function categoryVote(UUID: string, userID: string, isVIP: boolean, isOwnSubmission: boolean, category: string, hashedIP: string, res: Response) {
     // Check if they've already made a vote
     const previousVoteInfo = privateDB.prepare('get', "select count(*) as votes, category from categoryVotes where UUID = ? and userID = ?", [UUID, userID]);
 
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ function categoryVote(UUID: string, userID: string, isVIP: boolean, category: an
 
     //TODO: In the future, raise this number from zero to make it harder to change categories
     // VIPs change it every time
-    if (nextCategoryCount - currentCategoryCount >= (submissionInfo ? Math.max(Math.ceil(submissionInfo.votes / 2), 1) : 1) || isVIP) {
+    if (nextCategoryCount - currentCategoryCount >= (submissionInfo ? Math.max(Math.ceil(submissionInfo.votes / 2), 1) : 1) || isVIP || isOwnSubmission) {
         // Replace the category
         db.prepare('run', "update sponsorTimes set category = ? where UUID = ?", [category, UUID]);
     }
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ async function voteOnSponsorTime(req: Request, res: Response) {
     }
 
     if (type === undefined && category !== undefined) {
-        return categoryVote(UUID, nonAnonUserID, isVIP, category, hashedIP, res);
+        return categoryVote(UUID, nonAnonUserID, isVIP, isOwnSubmission, category, hashedIP, res);
     }
 
     if (type == 1 && !isVIP && !isOwnSubmission) {
diff --git a/test/cases/voteOnSponsorTime.ts b/test/cases/voteOnSponsorTime.ts
index 8e95094..11c0f70 100644
--- a/test/cases/voteOnSponsorTime.ts
+++ b/test/cases/voteOnSponsorTime.ts
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ describe('voteOnSponsorTime', () => {
         db.exec(startOfQuery + "('vote-testtesttest,test', 1, 11, 100, 'vote-uuid-3', 'testman', 0, 50, 'sponsor', 0, '" + getHash('vote-testtesttest,test', 1) + "')");
         db.exec(startOfQuery + "('vote-test3', 1, 11, 2, 'vote-uuid-4', 'testman', 0, 50, 'sponsor', 0, '" + getHash('vote-test3', 1) + "')");
         db.exec(startOfQuery + "('vote-test3', 7, 22, -3, 'vote-uuid-5', 'testman', 0, 50, 'intro', 0, '" + getHash('vote-test3', 1) + "')");
+        db.exec(startOfQuery + "('vote-test3', 7, 22, -3, 'vote-uuid-5_1', 'testman', 0, 50, 'intro', 0, '" + getHash('vote-test3', 1) + "')");
         db.exec(startOfQuery + "('vote-multiple', 1, 11, 2, 'vote-uuid-6', 'testman', 0, 50, 'intro', 0, '" + getHash('vote-multiple', 1) + "')");
         db.exec(startOfQuery + "('vote-multiple', 20, 33, 2, 'vote-uuid-7', 'testman', 0, 50, 'intro', 0, '" + getHash('vote-multiple', 1) + "')");
         db.exec(startOfQuery + "('voter-submitter', 1, 11, 2, 'vote-uuid-8', '" + getHash("randomID") + "', 0, 50, 'sponsor', 0, '" + getHash('voter-submitter', 1) + "')");
@@ -323,6 +324,24 @@ describe('voteOnSponsorTime', () => {
             });
     });
 
+    it('Submitter should be able to vote for a category and it should immediately change', (done: Done) => {
+        request.get(getbaseURL()
+            + "/api/voteOnSponsorTime?userID=testman&UUID=vote-uuid-5_1&category=outro", null,
+            (err, res) => {
+                if (err) done(err);
+                else if (res.statusCode === 200) {
+                    let row = db.prepare('get', "SELECT category FROM sponsorTimes WHERE UUID = ?", ["vote-uuid-5"]);
+                    if (row.category === "outro") {
+                        done();
+                    } else {
+                        done("Vote did not succeed. Submission went from intro to " + row.category + ".");
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    done("Status code was " + res.statusCode);
+                }
+            });
+    });
+
     it('Should not be able to category-vote on an invalid UUID submission', (done: Done) => {
         request.get(getbaseURL()
             + "/api/voteOnSponsorTime?userID=randomID3&UUID=invalid-uuid&category=intro", null,