diff --git a/app/models/preference.rb b/app/models/preference.rb
index 79f279bb..8e3d23ad 100644
--- a/app/models/preference.rb
+++ b/app/models/preference.rb
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ class Preference < ApplicationRecord
   belongs_to :user
   belongs_to :sms_context, :class_name => 'Context'
 
+  validates_uniqueness_of :sms_email, :case_sensitive => false
+
   def self.themes
     { :black => 'black', :light_blue => 'light_blue' }
   end