diff --git a/ChangeLog.txt b/ChangeLog.txt
index 2d5315bc..f708d66c 100644
--- a/ChangeLog.txt
+++ b/ChangeLog.txt
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ Broker:
   #415.
 - Fixes to readme.md.
 - Fix deprecation warning for OpenSSL 1.1. PR #416.
+- Don't segfault on duplicate bridge names. Closes #446.
 
 
 1.4.11 - 20170220
diff --git a/src/conf.c b/src/conf.c
index 9792b2ea..56ea9ace 100644
--- a/src/conf.c
+++ b/src/conf.c
@@ -916,6 +916,14 @@ int _config_read_file_core(struct mqtt3_config *config, bool reload, const char
 					if(reload) continue; // FIXME
 					token = strtok_r(NULL, " ", &saveptr);
 					if(token){
+						/* Check for existing bridge name. */
+						for(i=0; i<config->bridge_count; i++){
+							if(!strcmp(config->bridges[i].name, token)){
+								_mosquitto_log_printf(NULL, MOSQ_LOG_ERR, "Error: Duplicate bridge name \"%s\".", token);
+								return MOSQ_ERR_INVAL;
+							}
+						}
+
 						config->bridge_count++;
 						config->bridges = _mosquitto_realloc(config->bridges, config->bridge_count*sizeof(struct _mqtt3_bridge));
 						if(!config->bridges){