diff --git a/keyserver/src/database/migration-config.js b/keyserver/src/database/migration-config.js
--- a/keyserver/src/database/migration-config.js
+++ b/keyserver/src/database/migration-config.js
@@ -466,6 +466,15 @@
       }
     },
   ],
+  [
+    39,
+    async () => {
+      await dbQuery(SQL`
+        ALTER TABLE roles
+        ADD UNIQUE KEY thread_name (thread, name);
+      `);
+    },
+  ],
 ]);
 const newDatabaseVersion: number = Math.max(...migrations.keys());
 
diff --git a/keyserver/src/database/setup-db.js b/keyserver/src/database/setup-db.js
--- a/keyserver/src/database/setup-db.js
+++ b/keyserver/src/database/setup-db.js
@@ -339,7 +339,8 @@
 
       ALTER TABLE roles
         ADD PRIMARY KEY (id),
-        ADD KEY thread (thread);
+        ADD KEY thread (thread),
+        ADD UNIQUE KEY thread_name (thread, name);
 
       ALTER TABLE sessions
         ADD PRIMARY KEY (id),