diff --git a/parser/rule_parser.go b/parser/rule_parser.go
index d65bb18e..4eabba65 100644
--- a/parser/rule_parser.go
+++ b/parser/rule_parser.go
@@ -7,13 +7,12 @@ import (
 	"regexp"
 	"strings"
 
-	"gopkg.in/yaml.v2"
-
 	"github.com/go-logr/logr"
 	"github.com/konveyor/analyzer-lsp/engine"
 	"github.com/konveyor/analyzer-lsp/engine/labels"
 	"github.com/konveyor/analyzer-lsp/output/v1/konveyor"
 	"github.com/konveyor/analyzer-lsp/provider"
+	"gopkg.in/yaml.v2"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -555,6 +554,7 @@ func (r *RuleParser) getConditions(conditionsInterface []interface{}) ([]engine.
 	conditions := []engine.ConditionEntry{}
 	providers := map[string]provider.InternalProviderClient{}
 	chainNameToIndex := map[string]int{}
+	asFound := []string{}
 	for _, conditionInterface := range conditionsInterface {
 		// get map from interface
 		conditionMap, ok := conditionInterface.(map[interface{}]interface{})
@@ -684,7 +684,16 @@ func (r *RuleParser) getConditions(conditionsInterface []interface{}) ([]engine.
 				}
 				providers[providerKey] = provider
 			}
-			if ce.As != "" {
+			if ce.From != "" && ce.As != "" && ce.From == ce.As {
+				return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("condition cannot have the same value for fields 'from' and 'as'")
+			} else if ce.As != "" {
+				for _, as := range asFound {
+					if as == ce.As {
+						return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("condition cannot have multiple 'as' fields with the same name")
+					}
+				}
+				asFound = append(asFound, ce.As)
+
 				index, ok := chainNameToIndex[ce.As]
 				if !ok {
 					//prepend
diff --git a/parser/rule_parser_test.go b/parser/rule_parser_test.go
index 92e73dde..c91920d0 100644
--- a/parser/rule_parser_test.go
+++ b/parser/rule_parser_test.go
@@ -745,6 +745,84 @@ func TestLoadRules(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			},
 		},
+		{
+			Name:         "no two conditions should have the same 'as' field within the same block",
+			testFileName: "rule-chain-same-as.yaml",
+			ShouldErr:    true,
+			ErrorMessage: "condition cannot have multiple 'as' fields with the same name",
+			providerNameClient: map[string]provider.InternalProviderClient{
+				"builtin": testProvider{
+					caps: []provider.Capability{{
+						Name: "filecontent",
+					}},
+				},
+			},
+			ExpectedProvider: map[string]provider.InternalProviderClient{
+				"builtin": testProvider{
+					caps: []provider.Capability{{
+						Name: "filecontent",
+					}},
+				},
+			},
+			ExpectedRuleSet: map[string]engine.RuleSet{
+				"konveyor-analysis": {
+					Rules: []engine.Rule{
+						{
+							RuleMeta: engine.RuleMeta{
+								RuleID:      "chaining-rule",
+								Description: "",
+								Category:    &konveyor.Potential,
+							},
+							Perform: engine.Perform{
+								Message: engine.Message{
+									Text:  &allGoFiles,
+									Links: []konveyor.Link{},
+								},
+							},
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			Name:         "a condition should not have the same 'as' and 'from' fields",
+			testFileName: "rule-chain-same-as-from.yaml",
+			ShouldErr:    true,
+			ErrorMessage: "condition cannot have the same value for fields 'from' and 'as'",
+			providerNameClient: map[string]provider.InternalProviderClient{
+				"builtin": testProvider{
+					caps: []provider.Capability{{
+						Name: "filecontent",
+					}},
+				},
+			},
+			ExpectedProvider: map[string]provider.InternalProviderClient{
+				"builtin": testProvider{
+					caps: []provider.Capability{{
+						Name: "filecontent",
+					}},
+				},
+			},
+			ExpectedRuleSet: map[string]engine.RuleSet{
+				"konveyor-analysis": {
+					Rules: []engine.Rule{
+						{
+							RuleMeta: engine.RuleMeta{
+								RuleID:      "chaining-rule",
+								Description: "",
+								Category:    &konveyor.Potential,
+							},
+							Perform: engine.Perform{
+								Message: engine.Message{
+									Text:  &allGoFiles,
+									Links: []konveyor.Link{},
+								},
+							},
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
 	}
 
 	for _, tc := range testCases {
diff --git a/parser/testdata/rule-chain-same-as-from.yaml b/parser/testdata/rule-chain-same-as-from.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3457d970
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parser/testdata/rule-chain-same-as-from.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+- message: "all go files"
+  ruleID: chaining-rule
+  when:
+    and:
+      - builtin.filecontent:
+          pattern: spring\.datasource
+        as: file
+        from: file
diff --git a/parser/testdata/rule-chain-same-as.yaml b/parser/testdata/rule-chain-same-as.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c4b1742a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parser/testdata/rule-chain-same-as.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+- message: "all go files"
+  ruleID: chaining-rule
+  when:
+    and:
+      - builtin.filecontent:
+          pattern: spring\.datasource
+        as: file
+      - builtin.filecontent:
+          pattern: value
+        as: file
diff --git a/parser/testdata/rule-chain.yaml b/parser/testdata/rule-chain.yaml
index c62b0f2f..cb662efb 100644
--- a/parser/testdata/rule-chain.yaml
+++ b/parser/testdata/rule-chain.yaml
@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@
       ignore: true
       not: true
     - builtin.file: "*.json"
-      as: go-files
\ No newline at end of file
+      as: go-files-2
\ No newline at end of file