diff --git a/csvqb/csvqb/models/cube/cube.py b/csvqb/csvqb/models/cube/cube.py
index 3fcfa242e..c01ec7df3 100644
--- a/csvqb/csvqb/models/cube/cube.py
+++ b/csvqb/csvqb/models/cube/cube.py
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ def _validate_columns(self) -> List[ValidationError]:
                 errors.append(
                     ValidationError(f"Duplicate column title '{col.csv_column_title}'")
                 )
+            else:
+                existing_col_titles.add(col.csv_column_title)
 
             maybe_column_data = None
             if self.data is not None:
diff --git a/csvqb/csvqb/tests/unit/cube/test_cube_errorvalidation.py b/csvqb/csvqb/tests/unit/cube/test_cube_errorvalidation.py
index efa032fe1..ac255d609 100644
--- a/csvqb/csvqb/tests/unit/cube/test_cube_errorvalidation.py
+++ b/csvqb/csvqb/tests/unit/cube/test_cube_errorvalidation.py
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
-import pytest
-import pandas as pd
 from typing import List
 
+import pandas as pd
+import pytest
+
 from csvqb.models.cube import *
 
 
@@ -19,7 +20,7 @@ def test_column_not_configured_error():
 
     assert len(validation_errors) == 1
     error = validation_errors[0]
-    assert "Some Dimension" in error.message
+    assert "Column 'Some Dimension'" in error.message
 
 
 def test_column_title_wrong_error():
@@ -36,7 +37,30 @@ def test_column_title_wrong_error():
 
     assert len(validation_errors) == 1
     error = validation_errors[0]
-    assert "Some Column Title" in error.message
+    assert "Column 'Some Column Title'" in error.message
+
+
+def test_two_column_same_title():
+    """
+    If cube with two columns with the same title is defined, we get an error
+    """
+    data = pd.DataFrame({
+        "Some Dimension": ["A", "B", "C"],
+        "Some Dimension": ["A", "B", "C"]
+    })
+
+    metadata = CatalogMetadata("Some Dataset")
+    columns: List[CsvColumn] = [
+        SuppressedCsvColumn("Some Dimension"),
+        SuppressedCsvColumn("Some Dimension")
+    ]
+
+    cube = Cube(metadata, data, columns)
+    validation_errors = cube.validate()
+
+    assert len(validation_errors) == 1
+    error = validation_errors[0]
+    assert "Duplicate column title 'Some Dimension'" == error.message
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":