diff --git a/src/app/products/saving-products/create-saving-product/create-saving-product.component.html b/src/app/products/saving-products/create-saving-product/create-saving-product.component.html
index 867619fa8..f60a295f3 100644
--- a/src/app/products/saving-products/create-saving-product/create-saving-product.component.html
+++ b/src/app/products/saving-products/create-saving-product/create-saving-product.component.html
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@
         </button>
       }
       @if (savingProductFormValid && selectedTabIndex === totalTabs - 1) {
-        <button mat-raised-button color="primary" (click)="submit()">
+        <button mat-raised-button color="primary" [disabled]="submitting" (click)="submit()">
           <i class="fas fa-check" style="margin-right: 8px"></i>
           {{ 'labels.buttons.Submit' | translate }}
         </button>
diff --git a/src/app/products/saving-products/create-saving-product/create-saving-product.component.ts b/src/app/products/saving-products/create-saving-product/create-saving-product.component.ts
index 942b0f195..7207b8d78 100644
--- a/src/app/products/saving-products/create-saving-product/create-saving-product.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/products/saving-products/create-saving-product/create-saving-product.component.ts
@@ -70,6 +70,10 @@ export class CreateSavingProductComponent {
   savingProductsTemplate: any;
   accountingRuleData: string[] = [];
   selectedTabIndex = 0;
+  /** Guards against repeat clicks on Submit: the product name is unique in the database, so a
+   * second request for the same form fails with a duplicate key error even though the first one
+   * created the product. */
+  submitting = false;
 
   /**
    * @param {ActivatedRoute} route Activated Route.
@@ -162,8 +166,11 @@ export class CreateSavingProductComponent {
   }
 
   submit() {
+    if (this.submitting) {
+      return;
+    }
+    this.submitting = true;
     const savingProduct = this.prepareSavingProductPayload();
-    console.log('Saving product submit payload:', savingProduct);
     this.productsService.createSavingProduct(savingProduct).subscribe({
       next: (response: any) => {
         if (response?.rollbackTransaction) {
@@ -181,6 +188,11 @@ export class CreateSavingProductComponent {
             { relativeTo: this.route }
           );
         }
+      },
+      error: () => {
+        // the error itself is reported by the global error handler; just let the user correct the
+        // form and try again
+        this.submitting = false;
       }
     });
   }