diff --git a/models/content.js b/models/content.js
index 9181c6559..11f2ed632 100644
--- a/models/content.js
+++ b/models/content.js
@@ -559,6 +559,11 @@ async function creditOrDebitTabCoins(oldContent, newContent, options = {}) {
       });
     }
 
+    // We should not credit TabCoins to the user if the "type" is not "content".
+    if (newContent.type !== 'content') {
+      userEarnings = 0;
+    }
+
     // We should not credit if the content has little or no value.
     if (newContent.body.split(/[a-z]{5,}/i, 6).length < 6) return;
 
diff --git a/tests/integration/api/v1/contents/post.test.js b/tests/integration/api/v1/contents/post.test.js
index 18cf21890..78fdae1b1 100644
--- a/tests/integration/api/v1/contents/post.test.js
+++ b/tests/integration/api/v1/contents/post.test.js
@@ -3061,6 +3061,34 @@ describe('POST /api/v1/contents', () => {
         expect(Date.parse(responseBody.created_at)).not.toBeNaN();
         expect(Date.parse(responseBody.updated_at)).not.toBeNaN();
       });
+
+      test('Should not credit TabCoins to the user', async () => {
+        const contentsRequestBuilder = new RequestBuilder('/api/v1/contents');
+        const usersRequestBuilder = new RequestBuilder('/api/v1/users');
+        const defaultUser = await contentsRequestBuilder.buildUser();
+        await orchestrator.createPrestige(defaultUser.id, { rootPrestigeNumerator: 2, rootPrestigeDenominator: 10 });
+
+        orchestrator.createBalance({
+          balanceType: 'user:tabcash',
+          recipientId: defaultUser.id,
+          amount: defaultTabCashForAdCreation,
+        });
+
+        const { response: contentResponse, responseBody: contentResponseBody } = await contentsRequestBuilder.post({
+          title: 'Title',
+          body: 'Relevant text needs to contain a good amount of words',
+          status: 'published',
+          type: 'ad',
+        });
+
+        const { responseBody: userResponseBody } = await usersRequestBuilder.get(`/${defaultUser.username}`);
+
+        expect.soft(contentResponse.status).toBe(201);
+        expect(contentResponseBody.tabcoins).toBe(1);
+        expect(contentResponseBody.type).toBe('ad');
+        expect(userResponseBody.tabcoins).toBe(0);
+        expect(userResponseBody.tabcash).toBe(0);
+      });
     });
 
     describe('With invalid "type"', () => {