diff --git a/fsfwgen/events/event_parser.py b/fsfwgen/events/event_parser.py
index bc99358..c938d13 100644
--- a/fsfwgen/events/event_parser.py
+++ b/fsfwgen/events/event_parser.py
@@ -274,10 +274,16 @@ def write_translation_source_file(
             event_id = entry[0]
             event_value = entry[1]
             name = event_value.name
-            if name not in lut:
-                definitions += f"const char *{name}_STRING " f'= "{name}";\n'
-                function += f"    case ({event_id}):\n      " f"return {name}_STRING;\n"
-                lut.update({name: event_value})
+            if name in lut:
+                _LOGGER.warning(
+                    "Duplicate name detected when generating event translation source file"
+                )
+                _LOGGER.warning(f"Name: {name}, Event Entry: {event_value}")
+                name = f"{name}_{event_id}"
+                _LOGGER.info(f"Created unique name {name}")
+            definitions += f"const char *{name}_STRING " f'= "{name}";\n'
+            function += f"    case ({event_id}):\n      " f"return {name}_STRING;\n"
+            lut.update({name: event_value})
         function += '    default:\n      return "UNKNOWN_EVENT";\n'
         out.write(
             f"/**\n * @brief    Auto-generated event translation file. "