diff --git a/src/objects/core/tests/test_models.py b/src/objects/core/tests/test_models.py
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+++ b/src/objects/core/tests/test_models.py
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+from .factories import ObjectTypeFactory
+from django.test import TestCase
+from django.db import IntegrityError
+
+class ObjectTypeTest(TestCase):
+    def test_duplicate_name(self):
+        ObjectTypeFactory.create(_name="test")
+        with self.assertRaises(IntegrityError):
+            ObjectTypeFactory.create(_name="test")
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