diff --git a/backend/sqlx-data.json b/backend/sqlx-data.json
index 872882cac7..e9f8d3d265 100644
--- a/backend/sqlx-data.json
+++ b/backend/sqlx-data.json
@@ -167,6 +167,27 @@
       "nullable": []
     }
   },
+  "0d6412bc3ebb1d58bdd9cbcef774dacf9016fa402af5c1b4e339b9a3d7163d5e": {
+    "query": "SELECT EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM schedule WHERE path = $1 AND workspace_id = $2 AND path != script_path)",
+    "describe": {
+      "columns": [
+        {
+          "ordinal": 0,
+          "name": "exists",
+          "type_info": "Bool"
+        }
+      ],
+      "parameters": {
+        "Left": [
+          "Text",
+          "Text"
+        ]
+      },
+      "nullable": [
+        null
+      ]
+    }
+  },
   "0dd3fe3ddf9cb72760687d2ee0950afdcce2d54721bfe8dba008b15e4b581956": {
     "query": "DELETE FROM account WHERE id = $1 AND workspace_id = $2",
     "describe": {
@@ -2909,6 +2930,27 @@
       ]
     }
   },
+  "e262f83b672a558092dc959b28a919f18e44b2a0d03b27b0ddba99896940c6d3": {
+    "query": "SELECT EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM flow WHERE path = $1 AND workspace_id = $2)",
+    "describe": {
+      "columns": [
+        {
+          "ordinal": 0,
+          "name": "exists",
+          "type_info": "Bool"
+        }
+      ],
+      "parameters": {
+        "Left": [
+          "Text",
+          "Text"
+        ]
+      },
+      "nullable": [
+        null
+      ]
+    }
+  },
   "e3eeda2e19bfbfd5aadd71c40774f7e93c8479a777fdb2828607b1db36361726": {
     "query": "INSERT INTO usr_to_group\n            VALUES ($1, 'all', $2)",
     "describe": {
diff --git a/backend/src/flow.rs b/backend/src/flow.rs
index 7b9d322c99..f5a32625ed 100644
--- a/backend/src/flow.rs
+++ b/backend/src/flow.rs
@@ -16,12 +16,12 @@ use axum::{
 };
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use sql_builder::SqlBuilder;
-use sqlx::FromRow;
+use sqlx::{FromRow, Postgres, Transaction};
 
 use crate::{
     audit::{audit_log, ActionKind},
     db::{UserDB, DB},
-    error::{Error, JsonResult, Result},
+    error::{self, Error, JsonResult, Result},
     jobs::RawCode,
     scripts::Schema,
     users::Authed,
@@ -171,6 +171,8 @@ async fn create_flow(
     // cron::Schedule::from_str(&ns.schedule).map_err(|e| error::Error::BadRequest(e.to_string()))?;
     let mut tx = user_db.begin(&authed).await?;
 
+    check_schedule_conflict(&mut tx, &w_id, &nf.path).await?;
+
     sqlx::query!(
         "INSERT INTO flow (workspace_id, path, summary, description, value, edited_by, edited_at, schema) VALUES ($1, $2, $3, $4, $5, $6, $7, $8::text::json)",
         w_id,
@@ -205,6 +207,27 @@ async fn create_flow(
     Ok(nf.path.to_string())
 }
 
+async fn check_schedule_conflict<'c>(
+    tx: &mut Transaction<'c, Postgres>,
+    w_id: &str,
+    path: &str,
+) -> error::Result<()> {
+    let exists_flow = sqlx::query_scalar!(
+        "SELECT EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM schedule WHERE path = $1 AND workspace_id = $2 AND path != script_path)",
+        path,
+        w_id
+    )
+    .fetch_one(tx)
+    .await?
+    .unwrap_or(false);
+    if exists_flow {
+        return Err(error::Error::BadConfig(format!(
+            "A flow cannot have the same path as a schedule if the schedule does not trigger that same flow: {path}",
+        )));
+    };
+    Ok(())
+}
+
 async fn update_flow(
     authed: Authed,
     Extension(user_db): Extension<UserDB>,
@@ -214,6 +237,8 @@ async fn update_flow(
     let mut tx = user_db.begin(&authed).await?;
 
     let flow_path = flow_path.to_path();
+    check_schedule_conflict(&mut tx, &w_id, flow_path).await?;
+
     let schema = nf.schema.map(|x| x.0);
     let flow = sqlx::query_scalar!(
         "UPDATE flow SET path = $1, summary = $2, description = $3, value = $4, edited_by = $5, edited_at = $6, schema = $7 WHERE path = $8 AND workspace_id = $9 RETURNING path",
diff --git a/backend/src/schedule.rs b/backend/src/schedule.rs
index a56aea8b82..8e32977aa1 100644
--- a/backend/src/schedule.rs
+++ b/backend/src/schedule.rs
@@ -129,6 +129,8 @@ async fn create_schedule(
     cron::Schedule::from_str(&ns.schedule).map_err(|e| error::Error::BadRequest(e.to_string()))?;
     let mut tx = user_db.begin(&authed).await?;
 
+    check_flow_conflict(&mut tx, &w_id, &ns.path, ns.is_flow, &ns.script_path).await?;
+
     let schedule = sqlx::query_as!(Schedule,
         "INSERT INTO schedule (workspace_id, path, schedule, offset_, edited_by, script_path, is_flow, args) VALUES ($1, $2, $3, $4, $5, $6, $7, $8) RETURNING *",
         w_id,
@@ -167,6 +169,32 @@ async fn create_schedule(
     Ok(ns.path.to_string())
 }
 
+async fn check_flow_conflict<'c>(
+    tx: &mut Transaction<'c, Postgres>,
+    w_id: &str,
+    path: &str,
+    is_flow: bool,
+    script_path: &str,
+) -> error::Result<()> {
+    if path != script_path || !is_flow {
+        let exists_flow = sqlx::query_scalar!(
+            "SELECT EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM flow WHERE path = $1 AND workspace_id = $2)",
+            path,
+            w_id
+        )
+        .fetch_one(tx)
+        .await?
+        .unwrap_or(false);
+        if exists_flow {
+            return Err(error::Error::BadConfig(format!(
+            "If a schedule has the same path as or a flow, it must be its primary schedule and hence can only trigger it. 
+            However the provided path is: {script_path} and is_flow is: {is_flow}",
+        )));
+        };
+    }
+    Ok(())
+}
+
 #[derive(Deserialize)]
 pub struct EditSchedule {
     pub schedule: String,
@@ -194,6 +222,8 @@ async fn edit_schedule(
 
     let mut tx = user_db.begin(&authed).await?;
 
+    check_flow_conflict(&mut tx, &w_id, &path, es.is_flow, &es.script_path).await?;
+
     clear_schedule(&mut tx, path).await?;
     let schedule = sqlx::query_as!(Schedule,
         "UPDATE schedule SET schedule = $1, script_path = $2, is_flow = $3, args = $4 WHERE path = $5 AND workspace_id = $6 RETURNING *",