diff --git a/lib/generators/task/task_generator.rb b/lib/generators/task/task_generator.rb
index adfc69d..46f8e5b 100644
--- a/lib/generators/task/task_generator.rb
+++ b/lib/generators/task/task_generator.rb
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ module AfterParty
   module Generators
     # creates after_party tasks
     class TaskGenerator < Rails::Generators::Base
+      FILE_MASK = File.join(Rails.root, 'lib/tasks/deployment/*.rake')
       source_root(File.expand_path('templates', __dir__))
       argument(:name, type: :string)
       class_option(
@@ -15,10 +16,15 @@ class TaskGenerator < Rails::Generators::Base
       )
 
       def copy_deploy_task
-        template(
-          'deploy.txt.erb',
-          "lib/tasks/deployment/#{timestamp}_#{file_name}.rake"
-        )
+        file_names = Dir[FILE_MASK].collect { |f| AfterParty::TaskRecorder.new(f) }.map { |f| f.task_name.to_s }
+        if file_names.include?(file_name)
+          puts 'Error: Please Create a unique task name'
+        else
+          template(
+            'deploy.txt.erb',
+            "lib/tasks/deployment/#{timestamp}_#{file_name}.rake"
+          )
+        end
       end
 
       private