diff --git a/src/main/java/budgetbuddy/logic/parser/commandparsers/transactioncommandparsers/TransactionAddCommandParser.java b/src/main/java/budgetbuddy/logic/parser/commandparsers/transactioncommandparsers/TransactionAddCommandParser.java
index df89df2e7eb..dc08d2bd1b2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/budgetbuddy/logic/parser/commandparsers/transactioncommandparsers/TransactionAddCommandParser.java
+++ b/src/main/java/budgetbuddy/logic/parser/commandparsers/transactioncommandparsers/TransactionAddCommandParser.java
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ public TransactionAddCommand parse(String args) throws ParseException {
         List<String> categoriesList = argMultiMap.getAllValues(PREFIX_CATEGORY);
         Set<Category> categoriesSet = new HashSet<>();
         for (String c : categoriesList) {
-            categoriesSet.add(new Category(c));
+            categoriesSet.add(CommandParserUtil.parseCategory(c));
         }
 
         /**