Postgresql – How to check whether user exist in database

friends. I’m creating a mini bank application that user makes input with his name and id and then have several options. My problem is that i want to check if the user exists inside the insert() method to avoid duplicate and to have a opportunity to update the same user’s balance while deposit and withdraw.

What i try with is this piece of code :

public boolean checkIfExist(Long id) throws SQLException { 
     
        Connection conn = null;  
        PreparedStatement ps = null;  
        ResultSet rs = null;  
                  
        try {             
            conn = connect();  
            ps=conn.prepareStatement("select * from customers where id=?");  
            ps.setLong(1, customerID);  
            rs=ps.executeQuery();
            if(rs != null) {
                return true;
            }
        } catch (Exception e) { 
            System.out.println(e);
        } finally {  
            if (rs!=null) {  
                rs.close();  
            }
            if (ps!=null) {  
                ps.close();  
            }
            if (conn!=null) {  
                conn.close();  
            }   
        }  
        return false;
    }  

and use it this way :

public void insert() throws SQLException {
        String sql = "INSERT INTO customers(id, name)" +
                     "VALUES(?, ?)";

        Connection conn = null;
        PreparedStatement ps = null;

        boolean ifExist = checkIfExist(customerID);

        if(!ifExist) { 
            try {
                conn = connect();
                ps = conn.prepareStatement(sql);
                ps.setLong(1, customerID);
                ps.setString(2, customerName);
                ps.executeUpdate();
            } catch (Exception e) {
                e.printStackTrace();
            } finally {
                if (ps != null) {
                    ps.close();
                }
                if (conn != null) {
                    conn.close();
                }
            }
        }
    }

But i get "true" everytime when execute it and cant insert a new customer. I guess the problem is in "if(rs != null)" but i dont know how to do it right.