diff --git a/src/sanitize-argument.ts b/src/sanitize-argument.ts
index 97236b626..0bc3a0b8f 100644
--- a/src/sanitize-argument.ts
+++ b/src/sanitize-argument.ts
@@ -10,14 +10,18 @@ import * as QueryStringParser from 'querystring'
 import { isValidEmail } from './util/index.js'
 import * as path from 'path'
 import { fileURLToPath } from 'url'
+import { parameterDescriptions } from './parameterList.js'
 
 const __filename = fileURLToPath(import.meta.url)
 const __dirname = path.dirname(__filename)
+const parametersWithArrayType = ['format']
 
 export async function sanitize_all(argv: any) {
   // extracting all arguments
   const { articleList, addNamespaces, speed: _speed, adminEmail, mwUrl, customZimFavicon, optimisationCacheUrl, verbose, customZimLongDescription, customZimDescription } = argv
 
+  sanitizeDoubleUsedParameters(argv)
+
   sanitize_articlesList_addNamespaces(articleList, addNamespaces)
 
   // sanitizing verbose
@@ -99,6 +103,15 @@ export function sanitize_articlesList_addNamespaces(articlesList: string, addNam
   }
 }
 
+export function sanitizeDoubleUsedParameters(options: object) {
+  const parameterKeys = Object.keys(parameterDescriptions)
+  for (const [optionKey, optionValue] of Object.entries(options)) {
+    if (parameterKeys.includes(optionKey) && !parametersWithArrayType.includes(optionKey) && Array.isArray(optionValue)) {
+      throw new Error(`Parameter '--${optionKey}' can only be used once`)
+    }
+  }
+}
+
 export function sanitize_speed(_speed: any) {
   if (_speed && isNaN(_speed)) {
     throw new Error('speed is not a number, please give a number value to --speed.')
diff --git a/test/e2e/bm.e2e.test.ts b/test/e2e/bm.e2e.test.ts
index fc4f693ea..a18870808 100644
--- a/test/e2e/bm.e2e.test.ts
+++ b/test/e2e/bm.e2e.test.ts
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ describe('bm', () => {
     for (const dump of outFiles) {
       if (dump.nopic) {
         // nopic has enough files
-        expect(dump.status.files.success).toBeGreaterThan(16)
+        expect(dump.status.files.success).toBeGreaterThan(15)
         // nopic has enough redirects
         expect(dump.status.redirects.written).toBeGreaterThan(170)
         // nopic has enough articles
diff --git a/test/e2e/en10.e2e.test.ts b/test/e2e/en10.e2e.test.ts
index f7eef572e..d28dbbcd9 100644
--- a/test/e2e/en10.e2e.test.ts
+++ b/test/e2e/en10.e2e.test.ts
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ describe('en10', () => {
     for (const dump of outFiles) {
       if (dump.nopic) {
         // nopic has enough files
-        expect(dump.status.files.success).toBeGreaterThan(18)
+        expect(dump.status.files.success).toBeGreaterThan(17)
         expect(dump.status.files.success).toBeLessThan(25)
         // nopic has enough redirects
         expect(dump.status.redirects.written).toBeGreaterThan(480)
diff --git a/test/unit/sanitize-argument.test.ts b/test/unit/sanitize-argument.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0b9c69122
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/unit/sanitize-argument.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+import { sanitize_all } from '../../src/sanitize-argument.js'
+
+describe('Sanitize parameters', () => {
+  test('sanitizing usage of the same parameter more than one time', async () => {
+    // equivalent to command: node lib/cli.js --verbose --mwUrl="https://en.wikipedia.org" --adminEmail="test@test.test" --verbose=info
+    const twoVerboseParameters = {
+      _: [],
+      verbose: [true, 'info'],
+      mwUrl: 'https://en.wikipedia.org',
+      'mw-url': 'https://en.wikipedia.org',
+      adminEmail: 'test@test.test',
+      'admin-email': 'test@test.test',
+      $0: 'node_modules/ts-node/dist/child/child-entrypoint.js',
+    }
+
+    await expect(sanitize_all(twoVerboseParameters)).rejects.toThrow(/Parameter '--verbose' can only be used once/)
+
+    // equivalent to command: node lib/cli.js --verbose --mwUrl="https://en.wikipedia.org" --adminEmail="test@test.test" --mwUrl="https://en.wikipedia.org"
+    const twoUrlParameters = {
+      _: [],
+      verbose: true,
+      mwUrl: ['https://en.wikipedia.org', 'https://en.wikipedia.org'],
+      'mw-url': ['https://en.wikipedia.org', 'https://en.wikipedia.org'],
+      adminEmail: 'test@test.test',
+      'admin-email': 'test@test.test',
+      $0: 'node_modules/ts-node/dist/child/child-entrypoint.js',
+    }
+
+    await expect(sanitize_all(twoUrlParameters)).rejects.toThrow(/Parameter '--mwUrl' can only be used once/)
+
+    // equivalent to command: node lib/cli.js --verbose=info --adminEmail="est@test.test" --articleList="User:Kelson/MWoffliner_CI_reference" --mwUrl="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/" --format=nopic --format=nopdf --format=novid
+    const threeFormatParameters = {
+      _: [],
+      verbose: 'info',
+      adminEmail: 'test@test.test',
+      'admin-email': 'test@test.test',
+      articleList: 'User:Kelson/MWoffliner_CI_reference',
+      'article-list': 'User:Kelson/MWoffliner_CI_reference',
+      mwUrl: 'https://en.m.wikipedia.org/',
+      'mw-url': 'https://en.m.wikipedia.org/',
+      format: ['nopic', 'nopdf', 'novid'],
+      $0: 'node_modules/ts-node/dist/child/child-entrypoint.js',
+    }
+
+    expect(await sanitize_all(threeFormatParameters)).toBeUndefined()
+  })
+})