diff --git a/webapp/web/js/jenaIngest/ingestUtils.js b/webapp/web/js/jenaIngest/ingestUtils.js
index 4259daf4f..d50a5208d 100644
--- a/webapp/web/js/jenaIngest/ingestUtils.js
+++ b/webapp/web/js/jenaIngest/ingestUtils.js
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ $(document).ready(function(){
       alert('Please enter a value for Individual URI 2.');
       return false;
     }
+    if ($('#uri1').val() == $('#uri2').val()){
+      alert('Primary and duplicate URI cannot be same.');
+      return false;
+    }
   });
   
 });
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