diff --git a/src/emu/pv/prv.c b/src/emu/pv/prv.c
index 95c527d..e22f869 100644
--- a/src/emu/pv/prv.c
+++ b/src/emu/pv/prv.c
@@ -52,11 +52,17 @@ prv_close(struct prv *prv)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static long
+get_id(struct prv *prv, long type, long row)
+{
+	return type * prv->nrows + row;
+}
+
 static struct prv_chan *
-find_prv_chan(struct prv *prv, const char *name)
+find_prv_chan(struct prv *prv, long id)
 {
 	struct prv_chan *rchan = NULL;
-	HASH_FIND_STR(prv->channels, name, rchan);
+	HASH_FIND_LONG(prv->channels, &id, rchan);
 
 	return rchan;
 }
@@ -145,10 +151,11 @@ cb_prv(struct chan *chan, void *ptr)
 int
 prv_register(struct prv *prv, long row, long type, struct bay *bay, struct chan *chan, long flags)
 {
-	/* FIXME: use the type instead of channel name as key */
-	struct prv_chan *rchan = find_prv_chan(prv, chan->name);
+	long id = get_id(prv, type, row);
+	struct prv_chan *rchan = find_prv_chan(prv, id);
 	if (rchan != NULL) {
-		err("channel %s already registered", chan->name);
+		err("row=%ld type=%ld has channel '%s' registered",
+				row, type, chan->name);
 		return -1;
 	}
 
@@ -158,6 +165,7 @@ prv_register(struct prv *prv, long row, long type, struct bay *bay, struct chan
 		return -1;
 	}
 
+	rchan->id = id;
 	rchan->chan = chan;
 	rchan->row_base1 = row + 1;
 	rchan->type = type;
@@ -173,7 +181,7 @@ prv_register(struct prv *prv, long row, long type, struct bay *bay, struct chan
 	}
 
 	/* Add to hash table */
-	HASH_ADD_STR(prv->channels, chan->name, rchan);
+	HASH_ADD_LONG(prv->channels, id, rchan);
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/src/emu/pv/prv.h b/src/emu/pv/prv.h
index 5154a11..0a2d62a 100644
--- a/src/emu/pv/prv.h
+++ b/src/emu/pv/prv.h
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ enum prv_flags {
 struct prv_chan {
 	struct prv *prv;
 	struct chan *chan;
+	long id;
 	long row_base1;
 	long type;
 	long flags;
diff --git a/src/include/uthash.h b/src/include/uthash.h
index b0c2d2e..46c1be6 100644
--- a/src/include/uthash.h
+++ b/src/include/uthash.h
@@ -510,6 +510,12 @@ typedef unsigned char uint8_t;
 	HASH_ADD(hh, head, intfield, sizeof(int), add)
 #define HASH_REPLACE_INT(head, intfield, add, replaced) \
 	HASH_REPLACE(hh, head, intfield, sizeof(int), add, replaced)
+#define HASH_FIND_LONG(head, findlong, out) \
+	HASH_FIND(hh, head, findlong, sizeof(long), out)
+#define HASH_ADD_LONG(head, longfield, add) \
+	HASH_ADD(hh, head, longfield, sizeof(long), add)
+#define HASH_REPLACE_LONG(head, longfield, add, replaced) \
+	HASH_REPLACE(hh, head, longfield, sizeof(long), add, replaced)
 #define HASH_FIND_PTR(head, findptr, out) \
 	HASH_FIND(hh, head, findptr, sizeof(void *), out)
 #define HASH_ADD_PTR(head, ptrfield, add) \
diff --git a/test/unit/prv.c b/test/unit/prv.c
index 96d5930..5f52539 100644
--- a/test/unit/prv.c
+++ b/test/unit/prv.c
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #define _GNU_SOURCE
 
+#include "unittest.h"
+
 #include "emu/pv/prv.h"
 #include "common.h"
 
@@ -108,6 +110,32 @@ test_duplicate(const char *path)
 	err("test duplicate OK\n");
 }
 
+/* Detect same types being registered to the same row */
+static void
+test_same_type(const char *path)
+{
+	long type = 100;
+	long row = 0;
+
+	struct bay bay;
+	bay_init(&bay);
+
+	struct prv prv;
+	prv_open(&prv, NROWS, path);
+
+	struct chan chan;
+	chan_init(&chan, CHAN_SINGLE, "testchan");
+
+	/* Allow setting the same value in the channel */
+	chan_prop_set(&chan, CHAN_DUPLICATES, 1);
+
+	OK(bay_register(&bay, &chan));
+	OK(prv_register(&prv, row, type, &bay, &chan, 0));
+	ERR(prv_register(&prv, row, type, &bay, &chan, 0));
+
+	err("ok");
+}
+
 int main(void)
 {
 	/* Create temporary trace file */
@@ -118,6 +146,7 @@ int main(void)
 
 	test_emit(fname);
 	test_duplicate(fname);
+	test_same_type(fname);
 
 	close(fd);