diff --git a/duplicacy/duplicacy_main.go b/duplicacy/duplicacy_main.go
index cb9e805..b01902f 100644
--- a/duplicacy/duplicacy_main.go
+++ b/duplicacy/duplicacy_main.go
@@ -223,6 +223,11 @@ func configRepository(context *cli.Context, init bool) {
 		storageName = context.Args()[0]
 		snapshotID = context.Args()[1]
 		storageURL = context.Args()[2]
+
+		if strings.ToLower(storageName) == "ssh" {
+			duplicacy.LOG_ERROR("PREFERENCE_INVALID", "'%s' is an invalid storage name", storageName)
+			return
+		}
 	}
 
 	var repository string
diff --git a/src/duplicacy_preference.go b/src/duplicacy_preference.go
index 1ae910f..f9eaeb1 100644
--- a/src/duplicacy_preference.go
+++ b/src/duplicacy_preference.go
@@ -74,6 +74,13 @@ func LoadPreferences(repository string) bool {
 		return false
 	}
 
+	for _, preference := range Preferences {
+		if strings.ToLower(preference.Name) == "ssh" {
+			LOG_ERROR("PREFERENCE_INVALID", "'%s' is an invalid storage name", preference.Name)
+			return false
+		}
+	}
+
 	return true
 }