diff --git a/config/kube_config.py b/config/kube_config.py
index 4e09d6a9..077a4142 100644
--- a/config/kube_config.py
+++ b/config/kube_config.py
@@ -298,6 +298,7 @@ def get_with_name(self, name, safe=False):
             raise ConfigException(
                 'Invalid kube-config file. Expected %s to be a list'
                 % self.name)
+        result = None
         for v in self.value:
             if 'name' not in v:
                 raise ConfigException(
@@ -305,7 +306,15 @@ def get_with_name(self, name, safe=False):
                     'Expected all values in %s list to have \'name\' key'
                     % self.name)
             if v['name'] == name:
-                return ConfigNode('%s[name=%s]' % (self.name, name), v)
+                if result is None:
+                    result = v
+                else:
+                    raise ConfigException(
+                        'Invalid kube-config file. '
+                        'Expected only one object with name %s in %s list'
+                        % (name, self.name))
+        if result is not None:
+            return ConfigNode('%s[name=%s]' % (self.name, name), result)
         if safe:
             return None
         raise ConfigException(
diff --git a/config/kube_config_test.py b/config/kube_config_test.py
index d6586713..11c8dccf 100644
--- a/config/kube_config_test.py
+++ b/config/kube_config_test.py
@@ -180,7 +180,11 @@ class TestConfigNode(BaseTestCase):
                 "with_names": [{"name": "test_name", "value": "test_value"},
                                {"name": "test_name2",
                                 "value": {"key1", "test"}},
-                               {"name": "test_name3", "value": [1, 2, 3]}]}
+                               {"name": "test_name3", "value": [1, 2, 3]}],
+                "with_names_dup": [{"name": "test_name", "value": "test_value"},
+                                   {"name": "test_name",
+                                    "value": {"key1", "test"}},
+                                   {"name": "test_name3", "value": [1, 2, 3]}]}
 
     def setUp(self):
         super(TestConfigNode, self).setUp()
@@ -188,7 +192,7 @@ def setUp(self):
 
     def test_normal_map_array_operations(self):
         self.assertEqual("test", self.node['key1'])
-        self.assertEqual(4, len(self.node))
+        self.assertEqual(5, len(self.node))
 
         self.assertEqual("test_obj/key2", self.node['key2'].name)
         self.assertEqual(["a", "b", "c"], self.node['key2'].value)
@@ -235,6 +239,11 @@ def test_get_with_name_on_name_does_not_exists(self):
             lambda: self.node['with_names'].get_with_name('no-name'),
             "Expected object with name no-name in test_obj/with_names list")
 
+    def test_get_with_name_on_duplicate_name(self):
+        self.expect_exception(
+            lambda: self.node['with_names_dup'].get_with_name('test_name'),
+            "Expected only one object with name test_name in test_obj/with_names_dup list")
+
 
 class FakeConfig: