diff --git a/migrations/1692886119429_remove-unique-constraint.sql b/migrations/1692886119429_remove-unique-constraint.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6a49985
--- /dev/null
+++ b/migrations/1692886119429_remove-unique-constraint.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+-- Up Migration
+drop index idx_unique_saved_filters;
+
+drop function get_filter_uniqueness_date();
+-- Down Migration
+CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION get_filter_uniqueness_date() RETURNS timestamp AS $$
+declare run_on_date timestamp;
+BEGIN
+    SELECT run_on into run_on_date
+    FROM pgmigrations
+    WHERE name = '1688561786592_update-saved-filter';
+
+    RETURN run_on_date;
+END
+$$ LANGUAGE plpgsql
+    IMMUTABLE;;
+
+CREATE UNIQUE INDEX idx_unique_saved_filters
+    ON saved_filters (title, keycloak_id, type)
+    WHERE creation_date > get_filter_uniqueness_date();
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/routes/savedFilters.ts b/src/routes/savedFilters.ts
index 7b33a14..787a5bf 100644
--- a/src/routes/savedFilters.ts
+++ b/src/routes/savedFilters.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,13 @@ import {
     update,
     updateAsDefault,
 } from '../db/dal/savedFilter';
-import { getFilterIDs, removeQueryFromFilters, uniqueNameErrorHandler, updateQuery } from '../utils/savedFilters';
+import {
+    getFilterIDs,
+    handleUniqueName,
+    removeQueryFromFilters,
+    uniqueNameErrorHandler,
+    updateQuery,
+} from '../utils/savedFilters';
 
 // Handles requests made to /saved-filters
 const savedFiltersRouter = Router();
@@ -129,4 +135,15 @@ savedFiltersRouter.get('/withQueryId/:id', async (req: any, res) => {
     }
 });
 
+savedFiltersRouter.post('/validate-name', async (req: any, res: any, next) => {
+    try {
+        const keycloak_id = req['kauth']?.grant?.access_token?.content?.sub;
+        await handleUniqueName({ ...req.body, keycloak_id });
+        res.status(StatusCodes.OK).send({ valid: true });
+    } catch (err) {
+        uniqueNameErrorHandler(err, res);
+        next(err);
+    }
+});
+
 export default savedFiltersRouter;
diff --git a/src/utils/savedFilters.ts b/src/utils/savedFilters.ts
index 91685b1..0af60ad 100644
--- a/src/utils/savedFilters.ts
+++ b/src/utils/savedFilters.ts
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ const getCount = (filter) =>
                 type: QueryTypes.SELECT,
             },
         )
-        .then((res) => res[0]['count']);
+        .then((res) => Number(res[0]['count']));
 
 export const handleUniqueName = async (filter) => {
     if (!filter.title) {