diff --git a/src/database/database.py b/src/database/database.py
index 8f5b429..692eb70 100644
--- a/src/database/database.py
+++ b/src/database/database.py
@@ -17,6 +17,5 @@ def connect():
     client = MongoClient(os.getenv("MONGO_HOST"))
     db = client[os.getenv("MONGO_DB")]
     collection = db[os.getenv("MONGO_COLLECTION")]
+    collection.create_index("name", unique=True)
     return collection, db, client
-
-