diff --git a/app/models/user.rb b/app/models/user.rb
index 7d22fc85f..a1c439aed 100644
--- a/app/models/user.rb
+++ b/app/models/user.rb
@@ -798,7 +798,8 @@ class User < ActiveRecord::Base
         categories.compact!
         categories.unshift(SavedSearch::UNCATEGORIZED_NAME)
       end
-
+      
+      categories.uniq!
       categories
     end
   end