diff --git a/src/app/api/admin/DeedTypesController.ts b/src/app/api/admin/DeedTypesController.ts
index bb42d6de..852b11cf 100644
--- a/src/app/api/admin/DeedTypesController.ts
+++ b/src/app/api/admin/DeedTypesController.ts
@@ -71,8 +71,13 @@ export default class DeedTypesController extends ApiController {
 			//init DeedType resource with request body values
 			const deedTypeEntity = DeedType.hydrate<DeedType>(req.body);
 
-			//validate deed type
+			//validate deed type				
 			await validateOrReject(deedTypeEntity, { groups: ["createDeedType"], forbidUnknownValues: false });
+			const doesExist = await this.deedTypesService.get({ where: { name: deedTypeEntity.name } });
+			if (doesExist.length > 0) {
+				this.httpBadRequest(response, "Deed type name already used");
+				return;
+			}
 
 			//call service to get prisma entity
 			const deedTypeEntityCreated = await this.deedTypesService.create(deedTypeEntity);
@@ -84,7 +89,7 @@ export default class DeedTypesController extends ApiController {
 
 			//success
 			this.httpCreated(response, deedType);
-		} catch (error) {
+		} catch (error) {			
 			this.httpInternalError(response, error);
 			return;
 		}