diff --git a/client/components/ui/MultiSelect.vue b/client/components/ui/MultiSelect.vue
index c7572ba5..3dcfb049 100644
--- a/client/components/ui/MultiSelect.vue
+++ b/client/components/ui/MultiSelect.vue
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ export default {
       })
     },
     insertNewItem(item) {
-      this.selected.push(item)
+      if (!this.selected.includes(item)) this.selected.push(item)
       this.$emit('input', this.selected)
       this.$emit('newItem', item)
       this.textInput = null
diff --git a/client/components/ui/MultiSelectQueryInput.vue b/client/components/ui/MultiSelectQueryInput.vue
index 18abc66e..4bc434cb 100644
--- a/client/components/ui/MultiSelectQueryInput.vue
+++ b/client/components/ui/MultiSelectQueryInput.vue
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ export default {
       })
     },
     insertNewItem(item) {
-      this.selected.push(item)
+      if (!this.selected.find((i) => i.name === item.name)) this.selected.push(item)
       this.$emit('input', this.selected)
       this.$emit('newItem', item)
       this.textInput = null