diff --git a/Dao/TagsDao.php b/Dao/TagsDao.php
index 9c0167f5e..854f3d40b 100644
--- a/Dao/TagsDao.php
+++ b/Dao/TagsDao.php
@@ -57,9 +57,9 @@ private function isNameInUse($idSite, $idContainerVersion, $name, $exceptIdTag =
         return !empty($idSite);
     }
 
-    public function createTag($idSite, $idContainerVersion, $type, $name, $parameters, $fireTriggerIds, $blockTriggerIds, $fireLimit, $fireDelay, $priority, $startDate, $endDate, $createdDate)
+    public function createTag($idSite, $idContainerVersion, $type, $name, $parameters, $fireTriggerIds, $blockTriggerIds, $fireLimit, $fireDelay, $priority, $startDate, $endDate, $createdDate, $checkNameInUse = true)
     {
-        if ($this->isNameInUse($idSite, $idContainerVersion, $name)) {
+        if ($checkNameInUse && $this->isNameInUse($idSite, $idContainerVersion, $name)) {
             throw new Exception(Piwik::translate('TagManager_ErrorNameDuplicate'));
         }
 
diff --git a/Dao/TriggersDao.php b/Dao/TriggersDao.php
index ab49053ba..d7c5700a0 100644
--- a/Dao/TriggersDao.php
+++ b/Dao/TriggersDao.php
@@ -50,9 +50,9 @@ private function isNameInUse($idSite, $idContainerVersion, $name, $exceptIdTrigg
         return !empty($idSite);
     }
 
-    public function createTrigger($idSite, $idContainerVersion, $type, $name, $parameters, $conditions, $createdDate)
+    public function createTrigger($idSite, $idContainerVersion, $type, $name, $parameters, $conditions, $createdDate, $checkNameInUse = true)
     {
-        if ($this->isNameInUse($idSite, $idContainerVersion, $name)) {
+        if ($checkNameInUse && $this->isNameInUse($idSite, $idContainerVersion, $name)) {
             throw new Exception(Piwik::translate('TagManager_ErrorNameDuplicate'));
         }
 
diff --git a/Dao/VariablesDao.php b/Dao/VariablesDao.php
index 23ca8ed33..6a46bf27f 100644
--- a/Dao/VariablesDao.php
+++ b/Dao/VariablesDao.php
@@ -51,9 +51,9 @@ private function isNameInUse($idSite, $idContainerVersion, $name, $exceptIdVaria
         return !empty($idSite);
     }
 
-    public function createVariable($idSite, $idContainerVersion, $type, $name, $parameters, $defaultValue, $lookupTable, $createdDate)
+    public function createVariable($idSite, $idContainerVersion, $type, $name, $parameters, $defaultValue, $lookupTable, $createdDate, $checkNameInUse = true)
     {
-        if ($this->isNameInUse($idSite, $idContainerVersion, $name)) {
+        if ($checkNameInUse && $this->isNameInUse($idSite, $idContainerVersion, $name)) {
             throw new Exception(Piwik::translate('TagManager_ErrorNameDuplicate'));
         }
 
diff --git a/Model/Tag.php b/Model/Tag.php
index c848acc16..0b451ea25 100644
--- a/Model/Tag.php
+++ b/Model/Tag.php
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ public function getFireLimits()
         ];
     }
 
-    public function addContainerTag($idSite, $idContainerVersion, $type, $name, $parameters, $fireTriggerIds, $blockTriggerIds, $fireLimit, $fireDelay, $priority, $startDate, $endDate)
+    public function addContainerTag($idSite, $idContainerVersion, $type, $name, $parameters, $fireTriggerIds, $blockTriggerIds, $fireLimit, $fireDelay, $priority, $startDate, $endDate, $checkNameInUse = true)
     {
         $this->validateValues($idSite, $name, $idContainerVersion, $fireTriggerIds, $blockTriggerIds, $fireLimit, $fireDelay, $priority, $startDate, $endDate);
         $this->tagsProvider->checkIsValidTag($type);
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ public function addContainerTag($idSite, $idContainerVersion, $type, $name, $par
 
         $createdDate = $this->getCurrentDateTime();
 
-        return $this->dao->createTag($idSite, $idContainerVersion, $type, $name, $parameters, $fireTriggerIds, $blockTriggerIds, $fireLimit, $fireDelay, $priority, $startDate, $endDate, $createdDate);
+        return $this->dao->createTag($idSite, $idContainerVersion, $type, $name, $parameters, $fireTriggerIds, $blockTriggerIds, $fireLimit, $fireDelay, $priority, $startDate, $endDate, $createdDate, $checkNameInUse);
     }
 
     private function validateValues($idSite, $name, $idContainerVersion, $fireTriggerIds, $blockTriggerIds, $fireLimit, $fireDelay, $priority, $startDate, $endDate)
diff --git a/Model/Trigger.php b/Model/Trigger.php
index 4e4d3553c..ca221486a 100644
--- a/Model/Trigger.php
+++ b/Model/Trigger.php
@@ -51,14 +51,14 @@ private function validateValues($idSite, $name, $idContainerVersion, $conditions
         BaseValidator::check('Conditions', $conditions, [new TriggerConditions($idSite, $idContainerVersion)]);
     }
 
-    public function addContainerTrigger($idSite, $idContainerVersion, $type, $name, $parameters, $conditions)
+    public function addContainerTrigger($idSite, $idContainerVersion, $type, $name, $parameters, $conditions, $checkNameInUse = true)
     {
         $this->validateValues($idSite, $name, $idContainerVersion, $conditions);
         $this->triggersProvider->checkIsValidTrigger($type);
         $parameters = $this->formatParameters($type, $parameters);
         $createdDate = $this->getCurrentDateTime();
 
-        return $this->dao->createTrigger($idSite, $idContainerVersion, $type, $name, $parameters, $conditions, $createdDate);
+        return $this->dao->createTrigger($idSite, $idContainerVersion, $type, $name, $parameters, $conditions, $createdDate, $checkNameInUse);
     }
 
     public function updateContainerTrigger($idSite, $idContainerVersion, $idTrigger, $name, $parameters, $conditions)
diff --git a/Model/Variable.php b/Model/Variable.php
index afff08c2a..78fb5c5c7 100644
--- a/Model/Variable.php
+++ b/Model/Variable.php
@@ -71,13 +71,13 @@ private function validateValues($idSite, $name, $defaultValue, $lookupTable)
         BaseValidator::check(Piwik::translate('TagManager_LookupTable'), $lookupTable, [new LookupTable()]);
     }
 
-    public function addContainerVariable($idSite, $idContainerVersion, $type, $name, $parameters, $defaultValue, $lookupTable)
+    public function addContainerVariable($idSite, $idContainerVersion, $type, $name, $parameters, $defaultValue, $lookupTable, $checkNameInUse = true)
     {
         $this->validateValues($idSite, $name, $defaultValue, $lookupTable);
         $this->variablesProvider->checkIsValidVariable($type);
         $createdDate = $this->getCurrentDateTime();
         $parameters = $this->formatParameters($type, $parameters);
-        return $this->dao->createVariable($idSite, $idContainerVersion, $type, $name, $parameters, $defaultValue, $lookupTable, $createdDate);
+        return $this->dao->createVariable($idSite, $idContainerVersion, $type, $name, $parameters, $defaultValue, $lookupTable, $createdDate, $checkNameInUse);
     }
 
     public function updateContainerVariable($idSite, $idContainerVersion, $idVariable, $name, $parameters, $defaultValue, $lookupTable)