diff --git a/src/main/scala/de/frosner/replhelper/Helper.scala b/src/main/scala/de/frosner/replhelper/Helper.scala
index fdb0342..caa3e15 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/de/frosner/replhelper/Helper.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/de/frosner/replhelper/Helper.scala
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ class Helper private (val reflections: Reflections, val filter: Class[_] => Bool
       case ((className, category), categoryMethods) => {
         s"${Console.BOLD}${category}${Console.RESET} [$className]" + NewLine + categoryMethods.map {
           case (method, help) => "- " + getMethodSignature(method, help) + s": ${help.shortDescription}"
-        }.mkString(NewLine)
+        }.distinct.mkString(NewLine)
       }
     }.mkString(NewLine+NewLine)
   )
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ class Helper private (val reflections: Reflections, val filter: Class[_] => Bool
         case ((className, category), method, help) => getMethodSignature(method, help)
       }.map {
         methodWithHelp => getLongDescriptionPrintable(methodWithHelp, out)
-      }.mkString(NewLine+NewLine)
+      }.distinct.mkString(NewLine+NewLine)
     )
   }
 
diff --git a/src/test/scala/de/frosner/replhelper/DummyObjectThatIsNoCompanion.scala b/src/test/scala/de/frosner/replhelper/DummyObjectThatIsNoCompanion.scala
index 177a5e7..01ab295 100644
--- a/src/test/scala/de/frosner/replhelper/DummyObjectThatIsNoCompanion.scala
+++ b/src/test/scala/de/frosner/replhelper/DummyObjectThatIsNoCompanion.scala
@@ -5,11 +5,27 @@ object DummyObjectThatIsNoCompanion {
   @Help(
     category = "c",
     shortDescription = "s",
-    longDescription = "l"
+    longDescription = "DummyObjectThatIsNoCompanionLong"
   )
   def method = ???
 
   val name = this.getClass.getSimpleName.replace("$", "")
   val category = "c"
 
+  val expectedMethodShortDescription = "- method(): s"
+
+  val expectedShortDescription = Array(
+    s"${Console.BOLD}c${Console.RESET} [${DummyObjectThatIsNoCompanion.name}]",
+    expectedMethodShortDescription,
+    ""
+  )
+
+  val expectedMethodLongDescription = "DummyObjectThatIsNoCompanionLong"
+
+  val expectedLongDescription = Array(
+    s"${Console.BOLD}method()${Console.RESET} [${DummyObjectThatIsNoCompanion.name}]",
+    expectedMethodLongDescription,
+    ""
+  )
+
 }
diff --git a/src/test/scala/de/frosner/replhelper/HelperTest.scala b/src/test/scala/de/frosner/replhelper/HelperTest.scala
index 1b33716..60c5213 100644
--- a/src/test/scala/de/frosner/replhelper/HelperTest.scala
+++ b/src/test/scala/de/frosner/replhelper/HelperTest.scala
@@ -225,6 +225,14 @@ class HelperTest extends FlatSpec with Matchers {
     result.toString.split(NewLine, -1) shouldBe TestClass.expectedShortOutput ++ TestClass2.expectedShortOutput
   }
 
+  it should "not show duplicate entries for singleton objects" in {
+    val result = new ByteArrayOutputStream()
+    val out = new PrintStream(result)
+    val helper = Helper(ClasspathHelper.forClass(DummyObjectThatIsNoCompanion.getClass))
+    helper.printAllMethods(out)
+    result.toString.split(NewLine, -1).count(_ == DummyObjectThatIsNoCompanion.expectedMethodShortDescription) shouldBe 1
+  }
+
   "When specific methods are requested, it" should "show the long description" in {
     val result = new ByteArrayOutputStream()
     val out = new PrintStream(result)
@@ -246,6 +254,16 @@ class HelperTest extends FlatSpec with Matchers {
     result.toString.split(NewLine, -1) shouldBe TestClass2.expectedLongOutput
   }
 
+  it should "not show duplicate entries for singleton objects" in {
+    val result = new ByteArrayOutputStream()
+    val out = new PrintStream(result)
+    val helper = Helper(ClasspathHelper.forClass(DummyObjectThatIsNoCompanion.getClass))
+    helper.printMethods("method", out)
+    println(result)
+    result.toString.split(NewLine, -1).count(_ == DummyObjectThatIsNoCompanion.expectedMethodLongDescription) shouldBe 1
+  }
+
+
   "Curried parameters" should "be printed in correct order in the short description" in {
     val result = new ByteArrayOutputStream()
     val out = new PrintStream(result)
@@ -275,11 +293,7 @@ class HelperTest extends FlatSpec with Matchers {
     val out = new PrintStream(result)
     val helper = Helper(DummyObjectThatIsNoCompanion.getClass)
     helper.printMethods("method", out)
-    result.toString.split(NewLine, -1) shouldBe Array(
-      s"${Console.BOLD}method()${Console.RESET} [${DummyObjectThatIsNoCompanion.name}]",
-      "l",
-      ""
-    )
+    result.toString.split(NewLine, -1) shouldBe DummyObjectThatIsNoCompanion.expectedLongDescription
   }
 
   it should "not contain $ in their name when short description is printed" in {
@@ -287,11 +301,7 @@ class HelperTest extends FlatSpec with Matchers {
     val out = new PrintStream(result)
     val helper = Helper(DummyObjectThatIsNoCompanion.getClass)
     helper.printAllMethods(out)
-    result.toString.split(NewLine, -1) shouldBe Array(
-      s"${Console.BOLD}c${Console.RESET} [${DummyObjectThatIsNoCompanion.name}]",
-      "- method(): s",
-      ""
-    )
+    result.toString.split(NewLine, -1) shouldBe DummyObjectThatIsNoCompanion.expectedShortDescription
   }
 
 }