diff --git a/lib/clockwork/database_events/manager.rb b/lib/clockwork/database_events/manager.rb
index 3231d6f..6141255 100644
--- a/lib/clockwork/database_events/manager.rb
+++ b/lib/clockwork/database_events/manager.rb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ def unregister(event)
         @events.delete(event)
       end
 
-      def register(period, job, block, options)
+      def register(period, job, block, options, _skip_duplicate_check = false)
         @events << if options[:from_database]
           synchronizer = options.fetch(:synchronizer)
           model_attributes = options.fetch(:model_attributes)
diff --git a/lib/clockwork/manager.rb b/lib/clockwork/manager.rb
index 55ec497..65584a3 100644
--- a/lib/clockwork/manager.rb
+++ b/lib/clockwork/manager.rb
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
 module Clockwork
   class Manager
     class NoHandlerDefined < RuntimeError; end
+    class DuplicateEventNames < RuntimeError; end
 
     attr_reader :config
 
     def initialize
       @events = []
+      @event_names = []
+      @incrementer = 0
       @callbacks = {}
       @config = default_configuration
       @handler = nil
@@ -50,6 +53,12 @@ def every(period, job='unnamed', options={}, &block)
         options = job
         job = "unnamed"
       end
+
+      if job == "unnamed"
+        job += "_#{@incrementer}"
+        @incrementer += 1
+      end
+
       if options[:at].respond_to?(:each)
         every_with_multiple_times(period, job, options, &block)
       else
@@ -163,8 +172,12 @@ def events_to_run(t)
       @events.select{ |event| event.run_now?(t) }
     end
 
-    def register(period, job, block, options)
+    def register(period, job, block, options, skip_duplicate_check = false)
       event = Event.new(self, period, job, block || handler, options)
+      if @event_names.include?(job)
+        raise(DuplicateEventNames, "#{job} is identical to another event") unless skip_duplicate_check
+      end
+      @event_names << job
       @events << event
       event
     end
@@ -173,7 +186,7 @@ def every_with_multiple_times(period, job, options={}, &block)
       each_options = options.clone
       options[:at].each do |at|
         each_options[:at] = at
-        register(period, job, block, each_options)
+        register(period, job, block, each_options, true)
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/test/database_events/synchronizer_test.rb b/test/database_events/synchronizer_test.rb
index 210c4d1..3f9ba80 100644
--- a/test/database_events/synchronizer_test.rb
+++ b/test/database_events/synchronizer_test.rb
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ def log(msg); end # silence log output
       end
 
       describe "when #name is defined" do
-        it 'runs daily event with at from databse only once' do
+        it 'runs daily event with at from database only once' do
           DatabaseEventModel.create(:frequency => 1.day, :at => next_minute(@now).strftime('%H:%M'))
           setup_sync(model: DatabaseEventModel, :every => @sync_frequency, :events_run => @events_run)
 
diff --git a/test/manager_test.rb b/test/manager_test.rb
index c102c43..7eef6ac 100644
--- a/test/manager_test.rb
+++ b/test/manager_test.rb
@@ -80,6 +80,13 @@ def assert_wont_run(t)
     end
   end
 
+  it "aborts when there are multiple jobs with the same name" do
+    assert_raises(Clockwork::Manager::DuplicateEventNames) do
+      @manager.every(1.minute, "jobx")
+      @manager.every(2.minutes, "jobx")
+    end
+  end
+
   it "general handler" do
     $set_me = 0
     @manager.handler { $set_me = 1 }
@@ -155,12 +162,28 @@ def assert_wont_run(t)
 
   it "should accept unnamed job" do
     event = @manager.every(1.minute)
-    assert_equal 'unnamed', event.job
+    assert_equal 'unnamed_0', event.job
   end
 
   it "should accept options without job name" do
     event = @manager.every(1.minute, {})
-    assert_equal 'unnamed', event.job
+    assert_equal 'unnamed_0', event.job
+  end
+
+  it "should accept multiple unnamed jobs" do
+    event = @manager.every(1.minute)
+    event2 = @manager.every(2.minutes)
+
+    assert_equal "unnamed_0", event.job
+    assert_equal "unnamed_1", event2.job
+  end
+
+  it "should accept multiple options without job name" do
+    event = @manager.every(1.minute, {})
+    event2 = @manager.every(2.minute, {})
+
+    assert_equal "unnamed_0", event.job
+    assert_equal "unnamed_1", event2.job
   end
 
   describe ':at option' do