diff --git a/blackbox-test-inject/src/main/java/org/example/myapp/config/BFace.java b/blackbox-test-inject/src/main/java/org/example/myapp/config/BFace.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4b3e0683
--- /dev/null
+++ b/blackbox-test-inject/src/main/java/org/example/myapp/config/BFace.java
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+package org.example.myapp.config;
+
+public interface BFace {
+
+  String hi();
+}
diff --git a/blackbox-test-inject/src/main/java/org/example/myapp/config/BFactory.java b/blackbox-test-inject/src/main/java/org/example/myapp/config/BFactory.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1c3c95b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/blackbox-test-inject/src/main/java/org/example/myapp/config/BFactory.java
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+package org.example.myapp.config;
+
+import io.avaje.inject.Bean;
+import io.avaje.inject.Factory;
+import jakarta.inject.Named;
+
+import java.util.Optional;
+
+@Factory
+public class BFactory {
+
+  @Named
+  @Bean
+  BFace one() {
+    return new TheBFace("one");
+  }
+
+  @Named
+  @Bean
+  BFace two() {
+    return new TheBFace("two");
+  }
+
+  @Named
+  @Bean
+  Optional<BFace> three() {
+    return Optional.of(new TheBFace("three"));
+  }
+
+
+  static class TheBFace implements BFace {
+
+    private final String msg;
+
+    TheBFace(String msg) {
+      this.msg = msg;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String hi() {
+      return msg;
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/blackbox-test-inject/src/test/java/org/example/myapp/config/BFactoryTest.java b/blackbox-test-inject/src/test/java/org/example/myapp/config/BFactoryTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..578ea8d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/blackbox-test-inject/src/test/java/org/example/myapp/config/BFactoryTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+package org.example.myapp.config;
+
+import io.avaje.inject.BeanScope;
+import io.avaje.inject.test.TestBeanScope;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.stream.Collectors;
+
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
+
+class BFactoryTest {
+
+  @Test
+  void beanMethodsOfSameType() {
+    try (BeanScope scope = TestBeanScope.builder().build()) {
+      BFace one = scope.get(BFace.class, "one");
+      BFace two = scope.get(BFace.class, "two");
+      BFace three = scope.get(BFace.class, "three");
+      assertThat(one).isNotNull();
+      assertThat(two).isNotNull();
+      assertThat(three).isNotNull();
+
+      List<BFace> list = scope.list(BFace.class);
+      assertThat(list).hasSize(3);
+
+      List<String> hi = list.stream().map(BFace::hi).collect(Collectors.toList());
+      assertThat(hi).containsOnly("one", "two", "three");
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/inject-generator/src/main/java/io/avaje/inject/generator/MethodReader.java b/inject-generator/src/main/java/io/avaje/inject/generator/MethodReader.java
index 4c14b8c1..02ca5cd7 100644
--- a/inject-generator/src/main/java/io/avaje/inject/generator/MethodReader.java
+++ b/inject-generator/src/main/java/io/avaje/inject/generator/MethodReader.java
@@ -499,6 +499,14 @@ MethodParam observeParam() {
     return observeParameter;
   }
 
+  String qualifiedKey() {
+    return name + ':' + genericType.full();
+  }
+
+  boolean isVoid() {
+    return isVoid;
+  }
+
   static class MethodParam {
 
     private final VariableElement element;
diff --git a/inject-generator/src/main/java/io/avaje/inject/generator/TypeExtendsInjection.java b/inject-generator/src/main/java/io/avaje/inject/generator/TypeExtendsInjection.java
index 612f47b7..621cb5f7 100644
--- a/inject-generator/src/main/java/io/avaje/inject/generator/TypeExtendsInjection.java
+++ b/inject-generator/src/main/java/io/avaje/inject/generator/TypeExtendsInjection.java
@@ -253,8 +253,24 @@ DestroyMethods.DestroyMethod matchPreDestroy(String returnTypeRaw) {
   }
 
   void validate() {
+    validateFactoryMethodDuplicates();
     for (DestroyMethods.DestroyMethod destroyMethod : factoryPreDestroyMethods.unmatched()) {
       logError(destroyMethod.element(), "Unused @PreDestroy method, no matching @Bean method for type " + destroyMethod.matchType());
     }
   }
+
+  void validateFactoryMethodDuplicates() {
+    var map = new HashMap<String, MethodReader>();
+    for (MethodReader method : factoryMethods) {
+      if (!method.isVoid()) {
+        var clashMethod = map.put(method.qualifiedKey(), method);
+        if (clashMethod != null) {
+          var msg = String.format("@Bean method %s() returns the same type as with method %s() without a unique name qualifier." +
+              " Add @Named or a qualifier annotation to allow both @Bean methods.",
+            method.name(), clashMethod.name());
+          logError(method.element(), msg);
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
 }
diff --git a/inject-generator/src/main/java/io/avaje/inject/generator/Util.java b/inject-generator/src/main/java/io/avaje/inject/generator/Util.java
index f919350c..de9b34a9 100644
--- a/inject-generator/src/main/java/io/avaje/inject/generator/Util.java
+++ b/inject-generator/src/main/java/io/avaje/inject/generator/Util.java
@@ -294,7 +294,12 @@ static String commonParent(String currentTop, String aPackage) {
   static String named(Element p) {
     final NamedPrism named = NamedPrism.getInstanceOn(p);
     if (named != null) {
-      return named.value().replace("\"", "\\\"");
+      String raw = named.value();
+      if (raw.isEmpty()) {
+        // default to the method name
+        raw = p.getSimpleName().toString();
+      }
+      return raw.replace("\"", "\\\"");
     }
     for (final AnnotationMirror annotationMirror : p.getAnnotationMirrors()) {
       final DeclaredType annotationType = annotationMirror.getAnnotationType();