diff --git a/Controller/ActAsPeopleController.php b/Controller/ActAsPeopleController.php
index 71e5b07..aafa563 100644
--- a/Controller/ActAsPeopleController.php
+++ b/Controller/ActAsPeopleController.php
@@ -89,6 +89,19 @@ public function add(): void
     $fullName = $data['fullname'];
     unset($data['fullname']);
 
+    $args = [];
+    $args['conditions']['ActAsPerson.co_person_id'] = $data['co_person_id'];
+    $args['conditions']['ActAsPerson.act_as_co_person_id'] = $data['act_as_co_person_id'];
+    $args['contain'] = false;
+    if(!empty($this->ActAsPerson->find('first', $args))) {
+      $this->Api->restResultHeader(HttpStatusCodesEnum::HTTP_CONFLICT, 'Already Exists');
+      $error = ErrorsEnum::Conflict;
+      $this->set(compact('error'));
+      $this->set('_serialize', 'error');
+      return;
+    }
+
+
     try {
       $ret = $this->ActAsPerson->saveAll($data);
     }
diff --git a/Lib/enum.php b/Lib/enum.php
index c496330..dd8185b 100644
--- a/Lib/enum.php
+++ b/Lib/enum.php
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 <?php
 
 class ErrorsEnum {
-  const Error = ['status' => 'ERROR', 'message' => 'ERROR'];
-  const Exception  = ['status' => 'ERROR', 'message' => 'EXCEPTION'];
-  const NoAccess = ['status' => 'ERROR', 'message' => 'NO ACCESS'];
-  const NotAdded = ['status' => 'ERROR', 'message' => 'NOT ADDED'];
-  const NotDeleted = ['status' => 'ERROR', 'message' => 'NOT DELETED'];
+  const Error = ['status' => 'ERROR', 'message' => 'Error'];
+  const Exception  = ['status' => 'ERROR', 'message' => 'Exception'];
+  const NoAccess = ['status' => 'ERROR', 'message' => 'No Access'];
+  const NotAdded = ['status' => 'ERROR', 'message' => 'Not Added'];
+  const Conflict = ['status' => 'ERROR', 'message' => 'Already Exists'];
+  const NotDeleted = ['status' => 'ERROR', 'message' => 'Not Deleted'];
 }
 
 class GrouperSpecialGroups {
diff --git a/View/Elements/ActAsPeopleAutocomplete.ctp b/View/Elements/ActAsPeopleAutocomplete.ctp
index d147ae9..4e650f9 100644
--- a/View/Elements/ActAsPeopleAutocomplete.ctp
+++ b/View/Elements/ActAsPeopleAutocomplete.ctp
@@ -167,6 +167,7 @@ $suffix = Configure::read('debug') > 0 ? '?time=' . time() : '';
 <div id="<?= $htmlId ?>-container" class="cm-autocomplete-container">
   <Autocomplete @callback="(item) => addUser(item)"
                 action="enableActAs"
+                :activeBtn="loading"
                 icon=""/>
   <Loader :active="loading"/>
 </div>
diff --git a/View/GrouperGroups/index.ctp b/View/GrouperGroups/index.ctp
index 0dc3b5e..a16062d 100644
--- a/View/GrouperGroups/index.ctp
+++ b/View/GrouperGroups/index.ctp
@@ -160,6 +160,8 @@ $suffix = Configure::read('debug') > 0 ? '?time=' . time() : '';
         <router-view></router-view>
     </div>
     <?php if(isset($permissions['actAsAction']) && $permissions['actAsAction']): ?>
+      <!--  XXX Currently the action sidebar has hardcoded staff since we only have one user case
+                As soon as we have more we need to refactor and generalize the implementation -->
       <?= $this->element('ActionSideBar',
                          compact('vv_config',
                                  'vv_act_as_people',
diff --git a/webroot/js/autocomplete.js b/webroot/js/autocomplete.js
index f6e05b5..ed0eb84 100644
--- a/webroot/js/autocomplete.js
+++ b/webroot/js/autocomplete.js
@@ -49,7 +49,9 @@ export default {
         isBtnDisabled() {
             // The minimum length that i start search is 3. So we only enable the button when
             // the input text value has at least three characters
-            return this.activeBtn || (this.search.length < 3)
+            // debugger
+            console.log('is disabled', (this.activeBtn && (this.search.length < 3)).toString())
+            return this.activeBtn && (this.search.length < 3)
         },
         autcompleteId() {
             return `autocomplete-search-container-${this.action}`