diff --git a/bitrepository-service/src/main/resources/sql/derby/auditContributorDBCreation.sql b/bitrepository-service/src/main/resources/sql/derby/auditContributorDBCreation.sql
index 523ca6c80..03d28f908 100644
--- a/bitrepository-service/src/main/resources/sql/derby/auditContributorDBCreation.sql
+++ b/bitrepository-service/src/main/resources/sql/derby/auditContributorDBCreation.sql
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ create index fileindex on file ( fileid, collectionid );
 create table actor (
     actor_guid bigint not null generated always as identity primary key,
                                     -- The guid for the actor.
-    actor_name varchar(255)         -- The name of the actor.
+    actor_name varchar(255) unique  -- The name of the actor.
 );
 
 create index actorindex on actor ( actor_name );
diff --git a/bitrepository-service/src/main/resources/sql/postgres/auditContributorDBCreation.sql b/bitrepository-service/src/main/resources/sql/postgres/auditContributorDBCreation.sql
index 50af7dd6e..55bf9a713 100644
--- a/bitrepository-service/src/main/resources/sql/postgres/auditContributorDBCreation.sql
+++ b/bitrepository-service/src/main/resources/sql/postgres/auditContributorDBCreation.sql
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ CREATE INDEX fileindex ON file ( fileid, collectionid );
 --*************************************************************************--
 CREATE TABLE actor (
     actor_guid SERIAL PRIMARY KEY,  -- The guid for the actor.
-    actor_name VARCHAR(255)         -- The name of the actor.
+    actor_name VARCHAR(255) UNIQUE  -- The name of the actor.
 );
 
 CREATE INDEX actorindex ON actor ( actor_name );