diff --git a/src/MainWindow/mainwindow.cpp b/src/MainWindow/mainwindow.cpp
index 37d1d3b..a7dfaea 100644
--- a/src/MainWindow/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/MainWindow/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -137,6 +137,10 @@ void MainWindow::btnNewPresetClicked(){
         btnNewPresetClicked();
         return;
     }
+    if(ConfigManager::doesPresetAlreadyExists(dialog.OutputString)){
+        Utility::showError(this, tr("Error"), tr("A preset with that name already exists"));
+        return;
+    }
     ConfigManager::AddNewPreset(dialog.OutputString);
     setUiWidgetValues();
     threadPool->start(new SaveConfigToFileTask(ui->comboBoxPresets->currentIndex()));
diff --git a/src/presetandconfig.cpp b/src/presetandconfig.cpp
index 4ca49b6..6cc82e9 100644
--- a/src/presetandconfig.cpp
+++ b/src/presetandconfig.cpp
@@ -208,3 +208,10 @@ bool ConfigManager::isThereItemsToSave(){
     }
     return filesToSave;
 }
+
+bool ConfigManager::doesPresetAlreadyExists(const QString &presetName){
+    for(auto& preset : presetsAndConfig.Presets)
+        if(preset.PresetName == presetName)
+            return true;
+    return false;
+}
diff --git a/src/presetandconfig.h b/src/presetandconfig.h
index 344aa03..49e7c4b 100644
--- a/src/presetandconfig.h
+++ b/src/presetandconfig.h
@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@ class ConfigManager
 
     static bool isThereItemsToSave();
 
+    static bool doesPresetAlreadyExists(const QString &presetName);
+
 private:
     static PresetsAndConfig defaultPresetsAndConfig;
     static QString PresetsAndConfigFileName;