diff --git a/src/Service/Category/CategoryPersister.php b/src/Service/Category/CategoryPersister.php
index cd0afc5..b3d0e3b 100644
--- a/src/Service/Category/CategoryPersister.php
+++ b/src/Service/Category/CategoryPersister.php
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ public function processRequest(Category $category, CategoryDTO $dto, Request $re
     {
         try {
             $this->helper->validateRequestResource($request, $category);
-            $this->validator->validate($dto);
+            $this->validator->validate($dto, $this->helper->isEditRoute($request));
             $this->persist($category, $dto);
 
             $response = ApiResponse::createAndFormat(
diff --git a/src/Service/Category/CategoryValidator.php b/src/Service/Category/CategoryValidator.php
index 316ebc8..f7cee66 100644
--- a/src/Service/Category/CategoryValidator.php
+++ b/src/Service/Category/CategoryValidator.php
@@ -20,19 +20,24 @@ public function __construct(
     }
 
     /** @throws BadDataException*/
-    public function validate(CategoryDTO $dto): void
+    public function validate(CategoryDTO $dto, bool $isEditRoute = true): void
     {
         $this
             ->validateNameNotEmpty($dto->getName())
-            ->validateNameIsUnique($dto->getName())
-        ;
+            ->validateNameDoesNotExist($dto, $isEditRoute);
     }
 
-    /** @throws BadDataException*/
-    private function validateNameIsUnique(string $name): self
+    /** @throws BadDataException */
+    public function validateNameDoesNotExist(CategoryDTO $dto, bool $onEdit = true): self
     {
-        $this->categoryRepository->findBy(['name' => $name, 'archivedAt' => null])
-            && throw new BadDataException(self::NAME_SHOULD_BE_UNIQUE);
+        ($CategoryByName = $this->categoryRepository->findOneBy(['name' => $dto->getName(), 'archivedAt' => null])) instanceof Category
+        && (
+            (
+                $onEdit
+                && ($CategoryBySlug = $this->categoryRepository->findOneBySlug($dto->getSlug())) instanceof Category
+                && $CategoryByName->getId() !== $CategoryBySlug->getId()
+            ) || !$onEdit
+        ) && throw new BadDataException(self::NAME_SHOULD_BE_UNIQUE);
 
         return $this;
     }