diff --git a/src/MerkleAirdrop.sol b/src/MerkleAirdrop.sol
index d09c049..013b7b4 100644
--- a/src/MerkleAirdrop.sol
+++ b/src/MerkleAirdrop.sol
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import "./@openzeppelin/utils/Address.sol";
 
 error MerkleAirdrop__AlreadyClaimed();
 error MerkleAirdrop__InvalidProof();
+error MerkleAirdrop__SameRoot();
 
 contract MerkleAirdrop is Ownable2Step {
     bytes32 public merkleRoot;
@@ -24,6 +25,10 @@ contract MerkleAirdrop is Ownable2Step {
     }
 
     function setMerkleRoot(bytes32 _merkleRoot) external onlyOwner {
+        if (_merkleRoot == merkleRoot) {
+            revert MerkleAirdrop__SameRoot();
+        }
+
         merkleRoot = _merkleRoot;
         emit MerkleAirdrop__MerkleRootSet(_merkleRoot);
     }
diff --git a/test/TestMerkleAirdrop.sol b/test/TestMerkleAirdrop.sol
index 11bc345..2554e5d 100644
--- a/test/TestMerkleAirdrop.sol
+++ b/test/TestMerkleAirdrop.sol
@@ -91,6 +91,21 @@ contract TestMerkleAirdrop is Test {
             assertEq(balanceAfter - balanceBefore, claims[i].amount);
         }
     }
+
+    function test_SetMerkleRoot() external {
+        vm.startPrank(deployer);
+        merkleAirdrop.transferOwnership(owner);
+        vm.stopPrank();
+
+        vm.startPrank(owner);
+        merkleAirdrop.acceptOwnership();
+
+        vm.expectRevert(MerkleAirdrop__SameRoot.selector);
+        merkleAirdrop.setMerkleRoot(root);
+
+        merkleAirdrop.setMerkleRoot(bytes32(uint256(42)));
+        vm.stopPrank();
+    }
 }
 
 struct Claim {