diff --git a/docker_CHANGELOG.md b/docker_CHANGELOG.md
index 980d57f36..a1a11e5cd 100644
--- a/docker_CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/docker_CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ Changelog for the npm version are [here](/CHANGELOG.md).
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Added
+
+- Updated error when there's duplicate names in generated GraphQL Schema (#1857)
+
 ## [0.2.0-alpha.9] - 2024-11-11
 
 ### Fixed
diff --git a/internal/schema/schema.go b/internal/schema/schema.go
index b27ba9dd2..9552ae0d2 100644
--- a/internal/schema/schema.go
+++ b/internal/schema/schema.go
@@ -1084,7 +1084,7 @@ func (s *Schema) loadExistingEdges() (*assocEdgeData, error) {
 // ExposeToGraphQL() bool
 func (s *Schema) addGQLType(name string) error {
 	if s.gqlTypeMap[name] {
-		return fmt.Errorf("there's already an entity with GraphQL name %s", name)
+		return fmt.Errorf("there's already an entity with GraphQL name %s. Maybe Node and Pattern with the same name?", name)
 	}
 	s.gqlTypeMap[name] = true
 	return nil