diff --git a/src/main/java/com/example/solidconnection/university/repository/UniversityInfoForApplyRepository.java b/src/main/java/com/example/solidconnection/university/repository/UniversityInfoForApplyRepository.java
index 2f56cce3a..4adc0d718 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/example/solidconnection/university/repository/UniversityInfoForApplyRepository.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/example/solidconnection/university/repository/UniversityInfoForApplyRepository.java
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ public interface UniversityInfoForApplyRepository extends JpaRepository<Universi
 
     Optional<UniversityInfoForApply> findByIdAndTerm(Long id, String term);
 
-    Optional<UniversityInfoForApply> findByKoreanNameAndTerm(String koreanName, String term);
+    Optional<UniversityInfoForApply> findFirstByKoreanNameAndTerm(String koreanName, String term);
 
     @Query("SELECT c FROM UniversityInfoForApply c WHERE c.university IN :universities AND c.term = :term")
     List<UniversityInfoForApply> findByUniversitiesAndTerm(@Param("universities") List<University> universities, @Param("term") String term);
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/example/solidconnection/university/service/GeneralRecommendUniversities.java b/src/main/java/com/example/solidconnection/university/service/GeneralRecommendUniversities.java
index cf213c6af..5c1c2e787 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/example/solidconnection/university/service/GeneralRecommendUniversities.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/example/solidconnection/university/service/GeneralRecommendUniversities.java
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ public class GeneralRecommendUniversities {
     public void init() {
         int i = 0;
         while (recommendUniversities.size() < RECOMMEND_UNIVERSITY_NUM && i < candidates.size()) {
-            universityInfoForApplyRepository.findByKoreanNameAndTerm(candidates.get(i), term)
+            universityInfoForApplyRepository.findFirstByKoreanNameAndTerm(candidates.get(i), term)
                     .ifPresent(recommendUniversities::add);
             i++;
         }