diff --git a/delira/training/base_experiment.py b/delira/training/base_experiment.py
index ebe02bbe..e672d77b 100644
--- a/delira/training/base_experiment.py
+++ b/delira/training/base_experiment.py
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 import logging
 import pickle
 import os
-from datetime import datetime
 import warnings
 
 import copy
@@ -17,6 +16,7 @@
 from delira.models import AbstractNetwork
 
 from delira.utils import DeliraConfig
+from delira.training.utils import generate_save_path
 from delira.training.base_trainer import BaseNetworkTrainer
 from delira.training.predictor import Predictor
 
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ def __init__(self,
                  checkpoint_freq=1,
                  trainer_cls=BaseNetworkTrainer,
                  predictor_cls=Predictor,
+                 unique_name=True,
                  **kwargs):
         """
 
@@ -87,6 +88,9 @@ def __init__(self,
             the trainer class to use for training the model
         predictor_cls : subclass of :class:`Predictor`
             the predictor class to use for testing the model
+        unique_name : boolean
+            if the name is not unique an experiment with the same
+            name will be continued
         **kwargs :
             additional keyword arguments
 
@@ -109,12 +113,11 @@ def __init__(self,
         if save_path is None:
             save_path = os.path.abspath(".")
 
-        self.save_path = os.path.join(save_path, name,
-                                      str(datetime.now().strftime(
-                                          "%y-%m-%d_%H-%M-%S")))
-
-        if os.path.isdir(self.save_path):
-            logger.warning("Save Path %s already exists")
+        if unique_name:
+            self.save_path = generate_save_path(
+                os.path.join(save_path, name))
+        else:
+            self.save_path = os.path.join(save_path, name)
 
         os.makedirs(self.save_path, exist_ok=True)
 
diff --git a/delira/training/utils.py b/delira/training/utils.py
index 23dd02eb..5d608c11 100644
--- a/delira/training/utils.py
+++ b/delira/training/utils.py
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 import collections
 import numpy as np
+import os
+from datetime import datetime
 
 
 def recursively_convert_elements(element, check_type, conversion_fn):
@@ -98,3 +100,19 @@ def convert_to_numpy_identity(*args, **kwargs):
                                           _correct_zero_shape)
 
     return args, kwargs
+
+
+def generate_save_path(save_path):
+    i = 0
+    now = datetime.now()
+    date_str = '{}_{:02d}_{:02d}_'.format(
+        now.year, now.month, now.day)
+    while True:
+        new_path = os.path.join(save_path, '{}{:03d}'.format(date_str, i))
+        i += 1
+        if not os.path.isdir(new_path):
+            break
+    if i:
+        print('Save path is a duplicate and got changed to {}'
+              .format(new_path))
+    return new_path