diff --git a/app/actions/requests.js b/app/actions/requests.js
index 6d93685e2..a60d1e8d0 100644
--- a/app/actions/requests.js
+++ b/app/actions/requests.js
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ function buildRequest (request) {
 }
 
 export function addRequest (name = 'My Request') {
-  return (dispatch) => {
+  return (dispatch, getState) => {
     dispatch(loadStart());
     const request = buildRequest({name});
     dispatch({type: types.REQUEST_ADD, request});
diff --git a/app/reducers/__tests__/requests.test.js b/app/reducers/__tests__/requests.test.js
index 446aa2297..64afee75c 100644
--- a/app/reducers/__tests__/requests.test.js
+++ b/app/reducers/__tests__/requests.test.js
@@ -53,6 +53,24 @@ describe('Requests Reducer', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  it('should add request of same name', () => {
+    initialState.all.push(request);
+    const newRequest = Object.assign({}, request);
+
+    expect(
+      reducer(initialState, {
+        type: types.REQUEST_ADD,
+        request: newRequest
+      })
+    ).toEqual({
+      all: [
+        request,
+        Object.assign(newRequest, {name: `${request.name} (1)`})
+      ],
+      active: request.id
+    });
+  });
+
   it('should update request', () => {
     const state = reducer(undefined, {
       type: types.REQUEST_ADD,
diff --git a/app/reducers/requests.js b/app/reducers/requests.js
index 3c486c65c..4e879672c 100644
--- a/app/reducers/requests.js
+++ b/app/reducers/requests.js
@@ -8,7 +8,18 @@ const initialState = {
 function requestsReducer (state = [], action) {
   switch (action.type) {
     case types.REQUEST_ADD:
-      return [...state, action.request];
+
+      // Change name if there is a duplicate
+      const request = action.request;
+      for (let i = 0; ; i++) {
+        let name = i === 0 ? request.name : request.name + ` (${i})`;
+        if (!state.find(r => r.name === name)) {
+          request.name = name;
+          break;
+        }
+      }
+
+      return [...state, request];
     case types.REQUEST_UPDATE:
       return state.map(request => {
         if (request.id === action.patch.id) {