diff --git a/cmd/troubleshoot/cli/run.go b/cmd/troubleshoot/cli/run.go
index 5dc0781bb..de777d5b7 100644
--- a/cmd/troubleshoot/cli/run.go
+++ b/cmd/troubleshoot/cli/run.go
@@ -362,6 +362,12 @@ func loadSpecs(ctx context.Context, args []string, client kubernetes.Interface)
 		additionalRedactors.Spec.Redactors = util.Append(additionalRedactors.Spec.Redactors, r.Spec.Redactors)
 	}
 
+	// dedupe specs
+	mainBundle.Spec.Collectors = util.Dedup(mainBundle.Spec.Collectors)
+	mainBundle.Spec.Analyzers = util.Dedup(mainBundle.Spec.Analyzers)
+	mainBundle.Spec.HostCollectors = util.Dedup(mainBundle.Spec.HostCollectors)
+	mainBundle.Spec.HostAnalyzers = util.Dedup(mainBundle.Spec.HostAnalyzers)
+
 	return mainBundle, additionalRedactors, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/cmd/troubleshoot/cli/run_test.go b/cmd/troubleshoot/cli/run_test.go
index dfc3b715d..6692a906e 100644
--- a/cmd/troubleshoot/cli/run_test.go
+++ b/cmd/troubleshoot/cli/run_test.go
@@ -343,3 +343,31 @@ spec:
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+func Test_loadDuplicatedBundleSpecs(t *testing.T) {
+	spec := testutils.ServeFromFilePath(t, `
+apiVersion: troubleshoot.sh/v1beta2
+kind: SupportBundle
+metadata:
+  name: sb
+spec:
+  collectors:
+  - helm: {}
+  analyzers:
+  - clusterVersion: {}
+  hostCollectors:
+  - cpu: {}
+  hostAnalyzers:
+  - cpu: {}
+`)
+	args := []string{spec, spec}
+
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	client := testclient.NewSimpleClientset()
+	sb, _, err := loadSpecs(ctx, args, client)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Len(t, sb.Spec.Collectors, 1+2) // default clusterInfo + clusterResources
+	assert.Len(t, sb.Spec.Analyzers, 1)
+	assert.Len(t, sb.Spec.HostCollectors, 1)
+	assert.Len(t, sb.Spec.HostAnalyzers, 1)
+}
diff --git a/internal/util/util.go b/internal/util/util.go
index e70e9acee..e10f80856 100644
--- a/internal/util/util.go
+++ b/internal/util/util.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package util
 import (
 	"bufio"
 	"bytes"
+	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"net/url"
 	"os"
@@ -145,3 +146,26 @@ func PromptYesNo(question string) bool {
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+func Dedup[T any](objs []T) []T {
+	seen := make(map[string]bool)
+	out := []T{}
+
+	if len(objs) == 0 {
+		return objs
+	}
+
+	for _, o := range objs {
+		data, err := json.Marshal(o)
+		if err != nil {
+			out = append(out, o)
+			continue
+		}
+		key := string(data)
+		if _, ok := seen[key]; !ok {
+			out = append(out, o)
+			seen[key] = true
+		}
+	}
+	return out
+}