diff --git a/app/blueprints/templates/routes.py b/app/blueprints/templates/routes.py
index 1efd3564..244bbde8 100644
--- a/app/blueprints/templates/routes.py
+++ b/app/blueprints/templates/routes.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import json
-import os
 
 from flask import Blueprint
 from flask import redirect
@@ -10,6 +9,7 @@
 from app.blueprints.fund_builder.forms.templates import TemplateUploadForm
 from app.db.queries.application import get_all_template_forms
 from app.db.queries.application import get_all_template_sections
+from app.db.queries.application import get_form_by_template_name
 
 # Blueprint for routes used by FAB PoC to manage templates
 template_bp = Blueprint(
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@
     template_folder="templates",
 )
 
-file_upload_path = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "uplaoded_files")
-
 
 def json_import(data, template_name):
     from app.import_config.load_form_json import load_json_from_file
@@ -36,15 +34,21 @@ def view_templates():
     if form.validate_on_submit():
         template_name = form.template_name.data
         file = form.file.data
+        if get_form_by_template_name(template_name):
+            form.error = "Template name already exists"
+            return render_template("view_templates.html", sections=sections, forms=forms, uploadform=form)
 
         if file:
-            secure_filename(file.filename)
-            file_data = file.read().decode("utf-8")
-            form = json.loads(file_data)
             try:
-                json_import(data=form, template_name=template_name)
+                secure_filename(file.filename)
+                file_data = file.read().decode("utf-8")
+                form_data = json.loads(file_data)
+                json_import(data=form_data, template_name=template_name)
             except Exception as e:
                 print(e)
+                form.error = "Invalid file: Please upload valid JSON file"
+                return render_template("view_templates.html", sections=sections, forms=forms, uploadform=form)
+
         return redirect(url_for("template_bp.view_templates"))
 
     return render_template("view_templates.html", sections=sections, forms=forms, uploadform=form)
diff --git a/app/blueprints/templates/templates/view_templates.html b/app/blueprints/templates/templates/view_templates.html
index 2651ddb3..7884be8b 100644
--- a/app/blueprints/templates/templates/view_templates.html
+++ b/app/blueprints/templates/templates/view_templates.html
@@ -26,9 +26,17 @@ <h2 class="govuk-heading-m">Forms</h2>
     </div>
     <div class="govuk-grid-row">
         <div class="govuk-form-group">
+                 <div>
+                    {% if uploadform.error %}
+                    <span class ="govuk-error-message">
+                        <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Error:</span>{{ uploadform.error }}
+                    </span>
+                    {% endif %}
+                </div>
                 <fieldset class="govuk-fieldset">
                     <form method="POST" enctype="multipart/form-data">
                         {{ uploadform.hidden_tag()}}
+
                         {{ input(uploadform.template_name)}}
                         {{ govukFileUpload(uploadform.file) }}
                         {{ govukButton({"text": "Add"}) }}
diff --git a/app/db/queries/application.py b/app/db/queries/application.py
index 78f37a72..3bcfde6e 100644
--- a/app/db/queries/application.py
+++ b/app/db/queries/application.py
@@ -47,6 +47,11 @@ def get_form_by_id(form_id: str) -> Form:
     return form
 
 
+def get_form_by_template_name(template_name: str) -> Form:
+    form = db.session.query(Form).where(Form.template_name == template_name).one_or_none()
+    return form
+
+
 def get_component_by_id(component_id: str) -> Component:
     component = db.session.query(Component).where(Component.component_id == component_id).one_or_none()
     return component