diff --git a/.sqlx/query-12dcf313d0e4c0c0da2569f3326e49e1a78fa54537cb8826a20bef2769d04dd1.json b/.sqlx/query-15613595695e2e722c45712931ce0eb8d2a3deb1bb665d1f091f354a3ad96b92.json
similarity index 72%
rename from .sqlx/query-12dcf313d0e4c0c0da2569f3326e49e1a78fa54537cb8826a20bef2769d04dd1.json
rename to .sqlx/query-15613595695e2e722c45712931ce0eb8d2a3deb1bb665d1f091f354a3ad96b92.json
index 4b670cff..6525089b 100644
--- a/.sqlx/query-12dcf313d0e4c0c0da2569f3326e49e1a78fa54537cb8826a20bef2769d04dd1.json
+++ b/.sqlx/query-15613595695e2e722c45712931ce0eb8d2a3deb1bb665d1f091f354a3ad96b92.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "db_name": "PostgreSQL",
-  "query": "\n      SELECT EXISTS(\n        SELECT 1\n        FROM af_published_collab\n        WHERE workspace_id = $1\n        AND publish_name = $2\n      )\n    ",
+  "query": "\n      SELECT EXISTS(\n        SELECT 1\n        FROM af_published_collab\n        WHERE workspace_id = $1\n          AND publish_name = $2\n          AND unpublished_at IS NULL\n      )\n    ",
   "describe": {
     "columns": [
       {
@@ -19,5 +19,5 @@
       null
     ]
   },
-  "hash": "12dcf313d0e4c0c0da2569f3326e49e1a78fa54537cb8826a20bef2769d04dd1"
+  "hash": "15613595695e2e722c45712931ce0eb8d2a3deb1bb665d1f091f354a3ad96b92"
 }
diff --git a/.sqlx/query-2ba7fdabdd71d2e3ac6dc1b67af17e8dcb59d13b644bc336da5351184ec4c9e1.json b/.sqlx/query-a98cb855107a0641979d3a7fecaf01df960e3fe5abd841752c05782c7203ff12.json
similarity index 60%
rename from .sqlx/query-2ba7fdabdd71d2e3ac6dc1b67af17e8dcb59d13b644bc336da5351184ec4c9e1.json
rename to .sqlx/query-a98cb855107a0641979d3a7fecaf01df960e3fe5abd841752c05782c7203ff12.json
index 926c6e56..f6ce671a 100644
--- a/.sqlx/query-2ba7fdabdd71d2e3ac6dc1b67af17e8dcb59d13b644bc336da5351184ec4c9e1.json
+++ b/.sqlx/query-a98cb855107a0641979d3a7fecaf01df960e3fe5abd841752c05782c7203ff12.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "db_name": "PostgreSQL",
-  "query": "\n        UPDATE af_published_collab\n        SET publish_name = $1\n        WHERE workspace_id = $2\n            AND view_id = $3\n      ",
+  "query": "\n        UPDATE af_published_collab\n        SET publish_name = $1\n        WHERE workspace_id = $2\n          AND view_id = $3\n      ",
   "describe": {
     "columns": [],
     "parameters": {
@@ -12,5 +12,5 @@
     },
     "nullable": []
   },
-  "hash": "2ba7fdabdd71d2e3ac6dc1b67af17e8dcb59d13b644bc336da5351184ec4c9e1"
+  "hash": "a98cb855107a0641979d3a7fecaf01df960e3fe5abd841752c05782c7203ff12"
 }
diff --git a/libs/database/src/publish.rs b/libs/database/src/publish.rs
index 0b8fb3be..61d0a36c 100644
--- a/libs/database/src/publish.rs
+++ b/libs/database/src/publish.rs
@@ -213,6 +213,32 @@ pub async fn select_workspace_publish_namespace(
   Ok(res)
 }
 
+async fn delete_published_collabs(
+  txn: &mut sqlx::Transaction<'_, Postgres>,
+  workspace_id: &Uuid,
+  publish_names: &[String],
+) -> Result<(), AppError> {
+  let delete_publish_names = sqlx::query_scalar!(
+    r#"
+      DELETE FROM af_published_collab
+      WHERE workspace_id = $1
+        AND publish_name = ANY($2::text[])
+      RETURNING publish_name
+    "#,
+    workspace_id,
+    &publish_names,
+  )
+  .fetch_all(txn.as_mut())
+  .await?;
+  if !delete_publish_names.is_empty() {
+    tracing::info!(
+      "Deleted existing published collab record with publish names: {:?}",
+      delete_publish_names
+    );
+  }
+  Ok(())
+}
+
 #[inline]
 pub async fn insert_or_replace_publish_collabs(
   pg_pool: &PgPool,
@@ -233,25 +259,7 @@ pub async fn insert_or_replace_publish_collabs(
   });
 
   let mut txn = pg_pool.begin().await?;
-
-  let delete_publish_names = sqlx::query_scalar!(
-    r#"
-      DELETE FROM af_published_collab
-      WHERE workspace_id = $1
-        AND publish_name = ANY($2::text[])
-      RETURNING publish_name
-    "#,
-    workspace_id,
-    &publish_names,
-  )
-  .fetch_all(txn.as_mut())
-  .await?;
-  if !delete_publish_names.is_empty() {
-    tracing::info!(
-      "Deleted existing published collab record with publish names: {:?}",
-      delete_publish_names
-    );
-  }
+  delete_published_collabs(&mut txn, workspace_id, &publish_names).await?;
 
   let res = sqlx::query!(
     r#"
@@ -354,6 +362,15 @@ pub async fn update_published_collabs(
   workspace_id: &Uuid,
   patches: &[PatchPublishedCollab],
 ) -> Result<(), AppError> {
+  {
+    // Delete existing published collab records with the same publish names
+    let publish_names: Vec<String> = patches
+      .iter()
+      .filter_map(|patch| patch.publish_name.clone())
+      .collect();
+    delete_published_collabs(txn, workspace_id, &publish_names).await?;
+  }
+
   for patch in patches {
     let new_publish_name = match &patch.publish_name {
       Some(new_publish_name) => new_publish_name,
@@ -365,7 +382,7 @@ pub async fn update_published_collabs(
         UPDATE af_published_collab
         SET publish_name = $1
         WHERE workspace_id = $2
-            AND view_id = $3
+          AND view_id = $3
       "#,
       patch.publish_name,
       workspace_id,
diff --git a/libs/database/src/workspace.rs b/libs/database/src/workspace.rs
index a494d656..7d30c7be 100644
--- a/libs/database/src/workspace.rs
+++ b/libs/database/src/workspace.rs
@@ -1491,7 +1491,8 @@ pub async fn select_publish_name_exists(
         SELECT 1
         FROM af_published_collab
         WHERE workspace_id = $1
-        AND publish_name = $2
+          AND publish_name = $2
+          AND unpublished_at IS NULL
       )
     "#,
     workspace_uuid,
diff --git a/tests/workspace/publish.rs b/tests/workspace/publish.rs
index ce760560..5296a50b 100644
--- a/tests/workspace/publish.rs
+++ b/tests/workspace/publish.rs
@@ -1709,3 +1709,69 @@ async fn test_republish_doc() {
     assert_eq!(err.code, ErrorCode::RecordNotFound, "{:?}", err);
   }
 }
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn test_republish_patch() {
+  let (c, _user) = generate_unique_registered_user_client().await;
+  let workspace_id = get_first_workspace_string(&c).await;
+  let my_namespace = uuid::Uuid::new_v4().to_string();
+  c.set_workspace_publish_namespace(&workspace_id.to_string(), my_namespace.clone())
+    .await
+    .unwrap();
+
+  let publish_name = "my-publish-name";
+  let view_id = uuid::Uuid::new_v4();
+
+  // User publishes 1 doc
+  c.publish_collabs::<MyCustomMetadata, &[u8]>(
+    &workspace_id,
+    vec![PublishCollabItem {
+      meta: PublishCollabMetadata {
+        view_id,
+        publish_name: publish_name.to_string(),
+        metadata: MyCustomMetadata {
+          title: "my_title_1".to_string(),
+        },
+      },
+      data: "yrs_encoded_data_1".as_bytes(),
+    }],
+  )
+  .await
+  .unwrap();
+
+  // user unpublishes the doc
+  c.unpublish_collabs(&workspace_id, &[view_id])
+    .await
+    .unwrap();
+
+  // User publish another doc
+  let publish_name_2 = "my-publish-name-2";
+  let view_id_2 = uuid::Uuid::new_v4();
+  c.publish_collabs::<MyCustomMetadata, &[u8]>(
+    &workspace_id,
+    vec![PublishCollabItem {
+      meta: PublishCollabMetadata {
+        view_id: view_id_2,
+        publish_name: publish_name_2.to_string(),
+        metadata: MyCustomMetadata {
+          title: "my_title_1".to_string(),
+        },
+      },
+      data: "yrs_encoded_data_1".as_bytes(),
+    }],
+  )
+  .await
+  .unwrap();
+
+  // User change the publish name of the document to publish_name
+  // which should be allowed since the original document is already unpublished
+  c.patch_published_collabs(
+    &workspace_id,
+    &[PatchPublishedCollab {
+      view_id: view_id_2,
+      publish_name: Some(publish_name.to_string()),
+    }],
+  )
+  .await
+  .unwrap();
+}