diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/backend/Datasources/CreateEditRelationship.svelte b/packages/builder/src/components/backend/Datasources/CreateEditRelationship.svelte
index b54ecbf9fd..7e11c98768 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/components/backend/Datasources/CreateEditRelationship.svelte
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/backend/Datasources/CreateEditRelationship.svelte
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
   let tableOptions
   let errorChecker = new RelationshipErrorChecker(
     invalidThroughTable,
-    relationshipExists
+    manyToManyRelationshipExistsFn
   )
   let errors = {}
   let fromPrimary, fromForeign, fromColumn, toColumn
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@
     }
     return false
   }
-  function relationshipExists() {
+  function manyToManyRelationshipExistsFn() {
     if (
       originalFromTable &&
       originalToTable &&
@@ -141,16 +141,14 @@
       datasource.entities[getTable(toId).name].schema
     ).filter(value => value.through)
 
-    const matchAgainstUserInput = (fromTableId, toTableId) =>
-      (fromTableId === fromId && toTableId === toId) ||
-      (fromTableId === toId && toTableId === fromId)
+    const matchAgainstUserInput = link =>
+      (link.throughTo === throughToKey &&
+        link.throughFrom === throughFromKey) ||
+      (link.throughTo === throughFromKey && link.throughFrom === throughToKey)
 
-    return !!fromThroughLinks.find(from =>
-      toThroughLinks.find(
-        to =>
-          from.through === to.through &&
-          matchAgainstUserInput(from.tableId, to.tableId)
-      )
+    const allLinks = [...fromThroughLinks, ...toThroughLinks]
+    return !!allLinks.find(
+      link => link.through === throughId && matchAgainstUserInput(link)
     )
   }
 
@@ -181,16 +179,15 @@
       relationshipType: errorChecker.relationshipTypeSet(relationshipType),
       fromTable:
         errorChecker.tableSet(fromTable) ||
-        errorChecker.doesRelationshipExists() ||
         errorChecker.differentTables(fromId, toId, throughId),
       toTable:
         errorChecker.tableSet(toTable) ||
-        errorChecker.doesRelationshipExists() ||
         errorChecker.differentTables(toId, fromId, throughId),
       throughTable:
         errorChecker.throughTableSet(throughTable) ||
         errorChecker.throughIsNullable() ||
-        errorChecker.differentTables(throughId, fromId, toId),
+        errorChecker.differentTables(throughId, fromId, toId) ||
+        errorChecker.doesRelationshipExists(),
       throughFromKey:
         errorChecker.manyForeignKeySet(throughFromKey) ||
         errorChecker.manyTypeMismatch(
@@ -198,7 +195,8 @@
           throughTable,
           fromTable.primary[0],
           throughToKey
-        ),
+        ) ||
+        errorChecker.differentColumns(throughFromKey, throughToKey),
       throughToKey:
         errorChecker.manyForeignKeySet(throughToKey) ||
         errorChecker.manyTypeMismatch(
@@ -372,6 +370,16 @@
       fromColumn = selectedFromTable.name
       fromPrimary = selectedFromTable?.primary[0] || null
     }
+    if (relationshipType === RelationshipType.MANY_TO_MANY) {
+      relationshipPart1 = PrettyRelationshipDefinitions.MANY
+      relationshipPart2 = PrettyRelationshipDefinitions.MANY
+    } else if (relationshipType === RelationshipType.MANY_TO_ONE) {
+      relationshipPart1 = PrettyRelationshipDefinitions.ONE
+      relationshipPart2 = PrettyRelationshipDefinitions.MANY
+    } else {
+      relationshipPart1 = PrettyRelationshipDefinitions.MANY
+      relationshipPart2 = PrettyRelationshipDefinitions.ONE
+    }
   })
 </script>
 
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/backend/Datasources/relationshipErrors.js b/packages/builder/src/components/backend/Datasources/relationshipErrors.js
index 610ff9f1fe..9fd30eaea2 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/components/backend/Datasources/relationshipErrors.js
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/backend/Datasources/relationshipErrors.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { RelationshipType } from "@budibase/types"
 const typeMismatch = "Column type of the foreign key must match the primary key"
 const columnBeingUsed = "Column name cannot be an existing column"
 const mustBeDifferentTables = "From/to/through tables must be different"
+const mustBeDifferentColumns = "Foreign keys must be different"
 const primaryKeyNotSet = "Please pick the primary key"
 const throughNotNullable =
   "Ensure non-key columns are nullable or auto-generated"
@@ -30,9 +31,9 @@ function typeMismatchCheck(fromTable, toTable, primary, foreign) {
 }
 
 export class RelationshipErrorChecker {
-  constructor(invalidThroughTableFn, relationshipExistsFn) {
+  constructor(invalidThroughTableFn, manyToManyRelationshipExistsFn) {
     this.invalidThroughTable = invalidThroughTableFn
-    this.relationshipExists = relationshipExistsFn
+    this.manyToManyRelationshipExists = manyToManyRelationshipExistsFn
   }
 
   setType(type) {
@@ -72,7 +73,7 @@ export class RelationshipErrorChecker {
   }
 
   doesRelationshipExists() {
-    return this.isMany() && this.relationshipExists()
+    return this.isMany() && this.manyToManyRelationshipExists()
       ? relationshipAlreadyExists
       : null
   }
@@ -83,6 +84,11 @@ export class RelationshipErrorChecker {
     return error ? mustBeDifferentTables : null
   }
 
+  differentColumns(columnA, columnB) {
+    const error = columnA && columnB && columnA === columnB
+    return error ? mustBeDifferentColumns : null
+  }
+
   columnBeingUsed(table, column, ogName) {
     return isColumnNameBeingUsed(table, column, ogName) ? columnBeingUsed : null
   }