diff --git a/datastore/longhorn.go b/datastore/longhorn.go
index 893303b584..b7ae641d27 100644
--- a/datastore/longhorn.go
+++ b/datastore/longhorn.go
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ func (s *DataStore) ValidateSetting(name, value string) (err error) {
 			}
 			return fmt.Errorf("cannot modify BackupTarget since there are existing standby volumes: %v", standbyVolumeNames)
 		}
-		if err := s.ValidateBackupTargetURL(value); err != nil {
+		if err := s.ValidateBackupTargetURL(types.DefaultBackupTargetName, value); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 	case types.SettingNameBackupTargetCredentialSecret:
@@ -4281,7 +4281,7 @@ func (s *DataStore) RemoveFinalizerForBackupTarget(backupTarget *longhorn.Backup
 }
 
 // ValidateBackupTargetURL checks if the given backup target URL is already used by other backup targets
-func (s *DataStore) ValidateBackupTargetURL(backupTargetURL string) error {
+func (s *DataStore) ValidateBackupTargetURL(backupTargetName, backupTargetURL string) error {
 	if backupTargetURL == "" {
 		return nil
 	}
@@ -4293,7 +4293,7 @@ func (s *DataStore) ValidateBackupTargetURL(backupTargetURL string) error {
 	if err := checkBackupTargetURLFormat(u); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	if err := s.validateBackupTargetURLExisting(u); err != nil {
+	if err := s.validateBackupTargetURLExisting(backupTargetName, u); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
@@ -4317,7 +4317,7 @@ func checkBackupTargetURLFormat(u *url.URL) error {
 }
 
 // validateBackupTargetURLExisting checks if the given backup target URL is already used by other backup targets
-func (s *DataStore) validateBackupTargetURLExisting(u *url.URL) error {
+func (s *DataStore) validateBackupTargetURLExisting(backupTargetName string, u *url.URL) error {
 	newBackupTargetPath, err := getBackupTargetPath(u)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -4340,7 +4340,7 @@ func (s *DataStore) validateBackupTargetURLExisting(u *url.URL) error {
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		if oldBackupTargetPath == newBackupTargetPath {
+		if oldBackupTargetPath == newBackupTargetPath && backupTargetName != bt.Name {
 			return fmt.Errorf("url %s is the same to backup target %v", u.String(), bt.Name)
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/webhook/resources/backuptarget/validator.go b/webhook/resources/backuptarget/validator.go
index 12a9c0fe29..5417bc718d 100644
--- a/webhook/resources/backuptarget/validator.go
+++ b/webhook/resources/backuptarget/validator.go
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ func (b *backupTargetValidator) Create(request *admission.Request, newObj runtim
 		return werror.NewInvalidError(fmt.Sprintf("invalid name %v", backupTarget.Name), "")
 	}
 
-	if err := b.ds.ValidateBackupTargetURL(backupTarget.Spec.BackupTargetURL); err != nil {
+	if err := b.ds.ValidateBackupTargetURL(backupTarget.Name, backupTarget.Spec.BackupTargetURL); err != nil {
 		return werror.NewInvalidError(err.Error(), "")
 	}
 
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ func (b *backupTargetValidator) Update(request *admission.Request, oldObj runtim
 	secretChanged := oldBackupTarget.Spec.CredentialSecret != newBackupTarget.Spec.CredentialSecret
 
 	if urlChanged {
-		if err := b.ds.ValidateBackupTargetURL(newBackupTarget.Spec.BackupTargetURL); err != nil {
+		if err := b.ds.ValidateBackupTargetURL(newBackupTarget.Name, newBackupTarget.Spec.BackupTargetURL); err != nil {
 			return werror.NewInvalidError(err.Error(), "")
 		}
 	}