diff --git a/internal/route/rules/rules.go b/internal/route/rules/rules.go
index 857e530..2b2d6dc 100644
--- a/internal/route/rules/rules.go
+++ b/internal/route/rules/rules.go
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ type (
 		one match means this line is matched.
 	*/
 	Rule struct {
-		Name string  `json:"name" validate:"required,unique"`
+		Name string  `json:"name" validate:"required"`
 		On   RuleOn  `json:"on"`
 		Do   Command `json:"do"`
 	}
diff --git a/internal/route/types/raw_entry.go b/internal/route/types/raw_entry.go
index 2670c71..b3a1479 100644
--- a/internal/route/types/raw_entry.go
+++ b/internal/route/types/raw_entry.go
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ type (
 		Port         string                     `json:"port,omitempty"`
 		NoTLSVerify  bool                       `json:"no_tls_verify,omitempty"`
 		PathPatterns []string                   `json:"path_patterns,omitempty"`
-		Rules        rules.Rules                `json:"rules,omitempty"`
+		Rules        rules.Rules                `json:"rules,omitempty" validate:"omitempty,unique=Name"`
 		HealthCheck  *health.HealthCheckConfig  `json:"healthcheck,omitempty"`
 		LoadBalance  *loadbalance.Config        `json:"load_balance,omitempty"`
 		Middlewares  map[string]docker.LabelMap `json:"middlewares,omitempty"`