diff --git a/src/controllers/api/ditto.ts b/src/controllers/api/ditto.ts
index c9c7896..841eb86 100644
--- a/src/controllers/api/ditto.ts
+++ b/src/controllers/api/ditto.ts
@@ -69,8 +69,17 @@ const nameRequestSchema = z.object({
 });
 
 export const nameRequestController: AppController = async (c) => {
+  const store = await Storages.db();
+  const signer = c.get('signer')!;
+  const pubkey = await signer.getPublicKey();
+
   const { name, reason } = nameRequestSchema.parse(await c.req.json());
 
+  const [existing] = await store.query([{ kinds: [3036], authors: [pubkey], '#r': [name], limit: 1 }]);
+  if (existing) {
+    return c.json({ error: 'Name request already exists' }, 400);
+  }
+
   const event = await createEvent({
     kind: 3036,
     content: reason,