diff --git a/OpenSim/Addons/Groups/Hypergrid/GroupsServiceHGConnectorModule.cs b/OpenSim/Addons/Groups/Hypergrid/GroupsServiceHGConnectorModule.cs
index f670272662..7e0b112ed2 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Addons/Groups/Hypergrid/GroupsServiceHGConnectorModule.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Addons/Groups/Hypergrid/GroupsServiceHGConnectorModule.cs
@@ -186,7 +186,6 @@ namespace OpenSim.Groups
         public UUID CreateGroup(UUID RequestingAgentID, string name, string charter, bool showInList, UUID insigniaID, int membershipFee, bool openEnrollment, 
             bool allowPublish, bool maturePublish, UUID founderID, out string reason)
         {
-            m_log.DebugFormat("[Groups]: Creating group {0}", name);
             reason = string.Empty;
             if (m_UserManagement.IsLocalGridUser(RequestingAgentID))
                 return m_LocalGroupsConnector.CreateGroup(RequestingAgentID, name, charter, showInList, insigniaID, 
diff --git a/OpenSim/Addons/Groups/Service/GroupsService.cs b/OpenSim/Addons/Groups/Service/GroupsService.cs
index 6a4348b859..a2ef13a2a4 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Addons/Groups/Service/GroupsService.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Addons/Groups/Service/GroupsService.cs
@@ -130,6 +130,13 @@ namespace OpenSim.Groups
         {
             reason = string.Empty;
 
+            // Check if the group already exists
+            if (m_Database.RetrieveGroup(name) != null)
+            {
+                reason = "A group with that name already exists";
+                return UUID.Zero;
+            }
+
             // Create the group
             GroupData data = new GroupData();
             data.GroupID = UUID.Random();