diff --git a/src/config/mongoose_config_spec.erl b/src/config/mongoose_config_spec.erl
index 55518827c26..3f6ea1df5ae 100644
--- a/src/config/mongoose_config_spec.erl
+++ b/src/config/mongoose_config_spec.erl
@@ -445,6 +445,7 @@ outgoing_pools() ->
                             || PoolType <- PoolTypes]),
     #section{
        items = Items,
+       process = fun mongoose_wpool:verify_unique_pools/1,
        wrap = global_config,
        format_items = list
       }.
diff --git a/src/wpool/mongoose_wpool.erl b/src/wpool/mongoose_wpool.erl
index 67f8930869e..e4ebdd3fd2e 100644
--- a/src/wpool/mongoose_wpool.erl
+++ b/src/wpool/mongoose_wpool.erl
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 -export([is_configured/1]).
 -export([make_pool_name/3]).
 -export([call_start_callback/2]).
+-export([verify_unique_pools/1]).
 
 %% Mostly for tests
 -export([expand_pools/2]).
@@ -89,6 +90,26 @@
 
 -optional_callbacks([is_supported_strategy/1]).
 
+%% @doc Verify that all outgoing_pools have unique type, tag and scope
+-spec verify_unique_pools([pool_map_in()]) -> [pool_map()].
+verify_unique_pools(Pools) ->
+    PoolKeys = lists:map(fun pool_id/1, Pools),
+    case {lists:usort(PoolKeys), lists:sort(PoolKeys)} of
+        {SortedPool, SortedPool} -> Pools;
+        {Uniques, ContainsDuplicates} ->
+            Dups = lists:subtract(ContainsDuplicates, Uniques),
+            error(#{what => duplicate_pools, duplicates => Dups,
+                            text => <<"Some pools are duplicated">>})
+    end.
+
+
+%% @doc Create a unique ID based on the configuration identifiers
+-spec pool_id(pool_map_in()) -> {scope(), pool_type(), tag()}.
+pool_id(#{scope := HostType, type := Type, tag := Tag}) when is_binary(HostType) ->
+    {host_type, Type, Tag};
+pool_id(#{scope := Scope, type := Type, tag := Tag}) ->
+    {Scope, Type, Tag}.
+
 ensure_started() ->
     wpool:start(),
     case whereis(mongoose_wpool_sup) of