diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 4414000a..8328f039 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -23788,3 +23788,6 @@
 2022-12-13 Fred Gleason <fredg@paravelsystems.com>
 	* Fixed a regression in 'RDLibraryModel' that could throw a SQL
 	error when processing notifications for added carts.
+2022-12-13 Fred Gleason <fredg@paravelsystems.com>
+	* Fixed a bug in 'RDLog::create()' that threw a SQL error when
+	attempting to create a log with a name that already existed.
diff --git a/lib/rdlog.cpp b/lib/rdlog.cpp
index 2ee3c64a..90dbc48b 100644
--- a/lib/rdlog.cpp
+++ b/lib/rdlog.cpp
@@ -534,6 +534,11 @@ bool RDLog::create(const QString &name,const QString &svc_name,
   RDSvc::ShelflifeOrigin shelforigin;
   QString desc_tmpl;
 
+  if(RDLog::exists(name)) {
+    *err_msg=QObject::tr("Log already exists!");
+    return false;
+  }
+
   sql=QString("select ")+
     "`DEFAULT_LOG_SHELFLIFE`,"+  // 00
     "`LOG_SHELFLIFE_ORIGIN`,"+   // 01
@@ -578,7 +583,7 @@ bool RDLog::create(const QString &name,const QString &svc_name,
   }
   q=new RDSqlQuery(sql);
   if(!q->isActive()) {
-    *err_msg=QObject::tr("Log already exists!");
+    *err_msg=QObject::tr("Insertion into LOGS table failed!");
     delete q;
     return false;
   }