diff --git a/Sources/Parsers/StringsFileParser.swift b/Sources/Parsers/StringsFileParser.swift
index 8904208..97d99ae 100644
--- a/Sources/Parsers/StringsFileParser.swift
+++ b/Sources/Parsers/StringsFileParser.swift
@@ -8,12 +8,15 @@ import Foundation
 import PathKit
 
 public enum StringsFileParserError: Error, CustomStringConvertible {
+  case duplicateTable(name: String)
   case failureOnLoading(path: String)
   case invalidFormat
   case invalidPlaceholder(previous: StringsFileParser.PlaceholderType, new: StringsFileParser.PlaceholderType)
 
   public var description: String {
     switch self {
+    case .duplicateTable(let name):
+      return "Table \"\(name)\" already loaded, cannot add it again"
     case .failureOnLoading(let path):
       return "Failed to load a file at \"\(path)\""
     case .invalidFormat:
@@ -31,6 +34,11 @@ public final class StringsFileParser {
 
   // Localizable.strings files are generally UTF16, not UTF8!
   public func parseFile(at path: Path) throws {
+    let name = path.lastComponentWithoutExtension
+
+    guard tables[name] == nil else {
+      throw StringsFileParserError.duplicateTable(name: name)
+    }
     guard let data = try? path.read() else {
       throw StringsFileParserError.failureOnLoading(path: path.string)
     }
@@ -40,7 +48,6 @@ public final class StringsFileParser {
       throw StringsFileParserError.invalidFormat
     }
 
-    let name = path.lastComponentWithoutExtension
     tables[name] = try dict.map { key, translation in
       try Entry(key: key, translation: translation)
     }
diff --git a/Tests/SwiftGenKitTests/StringsTests.swift b/Tests/SwiftGenKitTests/StringsTests.swift
index 7d8fec7..30734a2 100644
--- a/Tests/SwiftGenKitTests/StringsTests.swift
+++ b/Tests/SwiftGenKitTests/StringsTests.swift
@@ -61,4 +61,18 @@ class StringsTests: XCTestCase {
     let result = parser.stencilContext()
     XCTDiffContexts(result, expected: "multiple.plist", sub: .strings)
   }
+
+  func testMultipleFilesDuplicate() throws {
+    let parser = StringsFileParser()
+    try parser.parseFile(at: Fixtures.path(for: "Localizable.strings", sub: .strings))
+
+    do {
+      try parser.parseFile(at: Fixtures.path(for: "Localizable.strings", sub: .strings))
+      XCTFail("Code did parse file successfully while it was expected to fail for duplicate file")
+    } catch StringsFileParserError.duplicateTable {
+      // That's the expected exception we want to happen
+    } catch let error {
+      XCTFail("Unexpected error occured while parsing: \(error)")
+    }
+  }
 }