diff --git a/internal/provider/webhook_recipient_resource.go b/internal/provider/webhook_recipient_resource.go
index 8efc7428..9db40c06 100644
--- a/internal/provider/webhook_recipient_resource.go
+++ b/internal/provider/webhook_recipient_resource.go
@@ -511,9 +511,9 @@ func validateTemplateVarsNotDuplicated(ctx context.Context, data models.WebhookR
 		name := v.Name.ValueString()
 		if duplicateMap[name] {
 			resp.Diagnostics.AddAttributeError(
-				path.Root("template").AtListIndex(i).AtName("type"),
+				path.Root("template").AtListIndex(i).AtName("name"),
 				"Conflicting configuration arguments",
-				fmt.Sprintf("cannot have more than one \"variable\" with the name \"%s\"", name),
+				fmt.Sprintf("cannot have more than one \"variable\" with the same \"name\""),
 			)
 		}
 		duplicateMap[name] = true
diff --git a/internal/provider/webhook_recipient_resource_test.go b/internal/provider/webhook_recipient_resource_test.go
index 6c2517b9..d9d9dad5 100644
--- a/internal/provider/webhook_recipient_resource_test.go
+++ b/internal/provider/webhook_recipient_resource_test.go
@@ -407,6 +407,37 @@ resource "honeycombio_webhook_recipient" "test" {
 				},
 			},
 		})
+
+		resource.Test(t, resource.TestCase{
+			PreCheck:                 testAccPreCheck(t),
+			ProtoV5ProviderFactories: testAccProtoV5MuxServerFactory,
+			CheckDestroy:             testAccEnsureRecipientDestroyed(t),
+			Steps: []resource.TestStep{
+				{
+					Config: fmt.Sprintf(`
+resource "honeycombio_webhook_recipient" "test" {
+  name = "%s"
+	url  = "%s"
+
+	template {
+	  type   = "trigger"
+      body = "body"
+    }
+
+	variable {
+	  name   = "severity"
+      default_value = "critical"
+    }
+
+	variable {
+	  name   = "severity"
+      default_value = "warning"
+    }
+}`, name, url),
+					ExpectError: regexp.MustCompile(`cannot have more than one "variable" with the same "name"`),
+				},
+			},
+		})
 	})
 }