diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index 1fa303ff5f..5e8c430bb1 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 - [#4086](https://github.com/ignite/cli/pull/4086) Retry to get the IBC balance if it fails the first time
 - [#4091](https://github.com/ignite/cli/pull/4091) Fix race conditions in the plugin logic
 - [#4096](https://github.com/ignite/cli/pull/4096) Add new reserved names module and remove duplicated genesis order
+- [#4128](https://github.com/ignite/cli/pull/4128) Check for duplicate proto fields in config
 
 ## [`v28.3.0`](https://github.com/ignite/cli/releases/tag/v28.3.0)
 
diff --git a/ignite/pkg/protoanalysis/protoutil/helpers.go b/ignite/pkg/protoanalysis/protoutil/helpers.go
index f6c5a2857c..f66a03740c 100644
--- a/ignite/pkg/protoanalysis/protoutil/helpers.go
+++ b/ignite/pkg/protoanalysis/protoutil/helpers.go
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ func AddAfterPackage(f *proto.Proto, v proto.Visitee) error {
 	if inserted {
 		return nil
 	}
-	return errors.New("could not find package statement")
+	return errors.New("could not find proto package statement")
 }
 
 // Fallback logic, try and use import after a package and if that fails
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ func AddImports(f *proto.Proto, fallback bool, imports ...*proto.Import) (err er
 		// recurse with the rest. (might be empty)
 		return AddImports(f, false, imports[1:]...)
 	}
-	return errors.New("unable to add import, no import statements found")
+	return errors.New("unable to add proto import, no import statements found")
 }
 
 // NextUniqueID goes through the fields of the given Message and returns
@@ -180,10 +180,11 @@ func GetMessageByName(f *proto.Proto, name string) (node *proto.Message, err err
 		},
 		// return immediately iff found.
 		func(*Cursor) bool { return !found })
+
 	if found {
 		return
 	}
-	return nil, errors.Errorf("message %s not found", name)
+	return nil, errors.Errorf("proto message %s not found", name)
 }
 
 // GetServiceByName returns the service with the given name or nil if not found.
@@ -192,8 +193,12 @@ func GetMessageByName(f *proto.Proto, name string) (node *proto.Message, err err
 //	f, _ := ParseProtoPath("foo.proto")
 //	s := GetServiceByName(f, "FooSrv")
 //	s.Name // "FooSrv"
-func GetServiceByName(f *proto.Proto, name string) (node *proto.Service, err error) {
-	node, err = nil, nil
+func GetServiceByName(f *proto.Proto, name string) (*proto.Service, error) {
+	var (
+		node *proto.Service
+		err  error
+	)
+
 	found := false
 	Apply(f,
 		func(c *Cursor) bool {
@@ -209,12 +214,15 @@ func GetServiceByName(f *proto.Proto, name string) (node *proto.Service, err err
 			_, ok := c.Node().(*proto.Proto)
 			return ok
 		},
+
 		// return immediately iff found.
-		func(*Cursor) bool { return !found })
+		func(*Cursor) bool { return !found },
+	)
 	if found {
-		return
+		return node, err
 	}
-	return nil, errors.Errorf("service %s not found", name)
+
+	return nil, errors.Errorf("proto service %s not found", name)
 }
 
 // GetImportByPath returns the import with the given path or nil if not found.
@@ -223,9 +231,13 @@ func GetServiceByName(f *proto.Proto, name string) (node *proto.Service, err err
 //	f, _ := ParseProtoPath("foo.proto")
 //	s := GetImportByPath(f, "other.proto")
 //	s.FileName // "other.proto"
-func GetImportByPath(f *proto.Proto, path string) (node *proto.Import, err error) {
+func GetImportByPath(f *proto.Proto, path string) (*proto.Import, error) {
+	var (
+		node *proto.Import
+		err  error
+	)
+
 	found := false
-	node, err = nil, nil
 	Apply(f,
 		func(c *Cursor) bool {
 			if i, ok := c.Node().(*proto.Import); ok {
@@ -240,12 +252,54 @@ func GetImportByPath(f *proto.Proto, path string) (node *proto.Import, err error
 			_, ok := c.Node().(*proto.Proto)
 			return ok
 		},
+
 		// return immediately iff found.
-		func(*Cursor) bool { return !found })
+		func(*Cursor) bool { return !found },
+	)
 	if found {
-		return
+		return node, err
 	}
-	return nil, errors.Errorf("import %s not found", path)
+
+	return nil, errors.Errorf("proto import %s not found", path)
+}
+
+// GetFieldByName returns the field with the given name or nil if not found within a message.
+// Only traverses in proto.Message since they are the only nodes that contain fields:
+//
+//		f, _ := ParseProtoPath("foo.proto")
+//		m := GetMessageByName(f, "Foo")
+//		f := GetFieldByName(m, "Bar")
+//	 f.Name // "Bar"
+func GetFieldByName(f *proto.Message, name string) (*proto.NormalField, error) {
+	var (
+		node *proto.NormalField
+		err  error
+	)
+
+	found := false
+	Apply(f,
+		func(c *Cursor) bool {
+			if m, ok := c.Node().(*proto.NormalField); ok {
+				if m.Name == name {
+					found = true
+					node = m
+					return false
+				}
+				// keep looking if we're in a Message
+				return true
+			}
+			// keep looking while we're in a proto.Message.
+			_, ok := c.Node().(*proto.Message)
+			return ok
+		},
+		// return immediately iff found.
+		func(*Cursor) bool { return !found },
+	)
+	if found {
+		return node, err
+	}
+
+	return nil, errors.Errorf("proto field %s not found", name)
 }
 
 // HasMessage returns true if the given message is found in the given file.
@@ -277,3 +331,13 @@ func HasImport(f *proto.Proto, path string) bool {
 	_, err := GetImportByPath(f, path)
 	return err == nil
 }
+
+func HasField(f *proto.Proto, messageName, field string) bool {
+	msg, err := GetMessageByName(f, messageName)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	_, err = GetFieldByName(msg, field)
+	return err == nil
+}
diff --git a/ignite/templates/module/create/configs.go b/ignite/templates/module/create/configs.go
index de74dace00..5d24de6aa5 100644
--- a/ignite/templates/module/create/configs.go
+++ b/ignite/templates/module/create/configs.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package modulecreate
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"path/filepath"
 
 	"github.com/gobuffalo/genny/v2"
@@ -32,7 +33,13 @@ func configsProtoModify(opts ConfigsOptions) genny.RunFn {
 		if err != nil {
 			return errors.Errorf("couldn't find message 'Module' in %s: %w", path, err)
 		}
+
 		for _, paramField := range opts.Configs {
+			_, err := protoutil.GetFieldByName(params, paramField.Name.LowerCamel)
+			if err == nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("duplicate field %s in %s", paramField.Name.LowerCamel, params.Name)
+			}
+
 			param := protoutil.NewField(
 				paramField.Name.LowerCamel,
 				paramField.DataType(),
diff --git a/ignite/templates/module/create/params.go b/ignite/templates/module/create/params.go
index 475f5cd4e3..265bf6d487 100644
--- a/ignite/templates/module/create/params.go
+++ b/ignite/templates/module/create/params.go
@@ -36,6 +36,11 @@ func paramsProtoModify(opts ParamsOptions) genny.RunFn {
 			return errors.Errorf("couldn't find message 'Params' in %s: %w", path, err)
 		}
 		for _, paramField := range opts.Params {
+			_, err := protoutil.GetFieldByName(params, paramField.Name.LowerCamel)
+			if err == nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("duplicate field %s in %s", paramField.Name.LowerCamel, params.Name)
+			}
+
 			param := protoutil.NewField(
 				paramField.Name.LowerCamel,
 				paramField.DataType(),