diff --git a/ExpressAPI/src/routes/ExerciseRoutes.ts b/ExpressAPI/src/routes/ExerciseRoutes.ts
index 5137daaa404bf9ddbe0f98d93ba6af11d69ab4cb..022c91698902e30ccad4e4f693d37905834ef84d 100644
--- a/ExpressAPI/src/routes/ExerciseRoutes.ts
+++ b/ExpressAPI/src/routes/ExerciseRoutes.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import GlobalHelper                from '../helpers/GlobalHelper.js';
 import { IFileDirStat }            from '../shared/helpers/recursiveFilesStats/RecursiveFilesStats.js';
 import ExerciseManager             from '../managers/ExerciseManager.js';
 import * as Gitlab                 from '@gitbeaker/rest';
+import { ProjectSchema }           from '@gitbeaker/rest';
 import GitlabTreeFileType          from '../shared/types/Gitlab/GitlabTreeFileType.js';
 import { GitbeakerRequestError }   from '@gitbeaker/requester-utils';
 
@@ -110,7 +111,10 @@ class ExerciseRoutes implements RoutesManager {
             }
         }
 
-        await GitlabManager.moveRepository(repoId, Config.gitlab.group.deletedExercises);
+        // We rename (with unique str added) the repository before moving it because of potential name conflicts
+        const newName: string = `${ req.boundParams.exercise!.name }_${ uuidv4() }`;
+        await GitlabManager.renameRepository(repoId, newName);
+        const repository: ProjectSchema = await GitlabManager.moveRepository(repoId, Config.gitlab.group.deletedExercises);
 
         await db.exercise.update({
                                      where: { id: req.boundParams.exercise!.id },