diff --git a/src/components/DistanceRequest/index.tsx b/src/components/DistanceRequest/index.tsx
index 29987f716565..3f74c148de70 100644
--- a/src/components/DistanceRequest/index.tsx
+++ b/src/components/DistanceRequest/index.tsx
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import ONYXKEYS from '@src/ONYXKEYS';
 import ROUTES from '@src/ROUTES';
 import type {Report, Transaction} from '@src/types/onyx';
 import type {WaypointCollection} from '@src/types/onyx/Transaction';
+import {isEmptyObject} from '@src/types/utils/EmptyObject';
 import DistanceRequestFooter from './DistanceRequestFooter';
 import DistanceRequestRenderItem from './DistanceRequestRenderItem';
 
@@ -176,7 +177,7 @@ function DistanceRequest({transactionID = '', report, transaction, route, isEdit
         );
     };
 
-    const getError = () => {
+    const getError = useCallback(() => {
         // Get route error if available else show the invalid number of waypoints error.
         if (hasRouteError) {
             return ErrorUtils.getLatestErrorField((transaction ?? {}) as Transaction, 'route');
@@ -186,8 +187,12 @@ function DistanceRequest({transactionID = '', report, transaction, route, isEdit
             // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/naming-convention
             return {0: 'iou.error.atLeastTwoDifferentWaypoints'};
         }
-        return {};
-    };
+
+        if (Object.keys(validatedWaypoints).length < Object.keys(waypoints).length) {
+            // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/naming-convention
+            return {0: translate('iou.error.duplicateWaypointsErrorMessage')};
+        }
+    }, [translate, transaction, hasRouteError, validatedWaypoints, waypoints]);
 
     const updateWaypoints = useCallback(
         ({data}: DraggableListData<string>) => {
@@ -211,7 +216,7 @@ function DistanceRequest({transactionID = '', report, transaction, route, isEdit
 
     const submitWaypoints = useCallback(() => {
         // If there is any error or loading state, don't let user go to next page.
-        if (Object.keys(validatedWaypoints).length < 2 || hasRouteError || isLoadingRoute || (isLoading && !isOffline)) {
+        if (!isEmptyObject(getError()) || isLoadingRoute || (isLoading && !isOffline)) {
             setHasError(true);
             return;
         }
@@ -221,7 +226,7 @@ function DistanceRequest({transactionID = '', report, transaction, route, isEdit
         }
 
         onSubmit(waypoints);
-    }, [onSubmit, setHasError, hasRouteError, isLoadingRoute, isLoading, validatedWaypoints, waypoints, isEditingNewRequest, isEditingRequest, isOffline]);
+    }, [onSubmit, setHasError, getError, isLoadingRoute, isLoading, waypoints, isEditingNewRequest, isEditingRequest, isOffline]);
 
     const content = (
         <>
@@ -254,10 +259,10 @@ function DistanceRequest({transactionID = '', report, transaction, route, isEdit
             </View>
             <View style={[styles.w100, styles.pt2]}>
                 {/* Show error message if there is route error or there are less than 2 routes and user has tried submitting, */}
-                {((hasError && Object.keys(validatedWaypoints).length < 2) || hasRouteError) && (
+                {((hasError && !isEmptyObject(getError())) || hasRouteError) && (
                     <DotIndicatorMessage
                         style={[styles.mh4, styles.mv3]}
-                        messages={getError()}
+                        messages={getError() ?? {}}
                         type="error"
                     />
                 )}