diff --git a/platform/blueprint/builtin/db.go b/platform/blueprint/builtin/db.go
index 885bf0a2..2451eacf 100644
--- a/platform/blueprint/builtin/db.go
+++ b/platform/blueprint/builtin/db.go
@@ -81,11 +81,18 @@ func (db *DB) Save(bp *blueprint.Blueprint) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+	check_bp, err := db.BlueprintByName(bp.Name)
+	if err != nil && !isNotFound(err) {
+		return err
+	}
+	if err == nil && bp.UUID != check_bp.UUID {
+		return fmt.Errorf("Blueprint not saved: same name %s exists", bp.Name)
+	}
 	// verify that each Profile ID represents a profile we know about
 	for _, p := range bp.ProfileIdentifiers {
 		if _, err := db.profDB.ProfileById(p); err != nil {
 			if profile.IsNotFound(err) {
-				return errors.New(fmt.Sprintf("Profile ID %s in Blueprint %s does not exist", p, bp.Name))
+				return fmt.Errorf("Profile ID %s in Blueprint %s does not exist", p, bp.Name)
 			}
 			return errors.Wrap(err, "fetching profile")
 		}