diff --git a/pkg/cmd/load_plugins.go b/pkg/cmd/load_plugins.go
index ddda5fde6..7bdbf597d 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/load_plugins.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/load_plugins.go
@@ -132,7 +132,13 @@ func loadCLIPlugins(baseCmd *cobra.Command, out io.Writer) {
 			DisableFlagParsing: true,
 		}
 
-		// TODO: Make sure a command with this name does not already exist.
+		for _, cmd := range baseCmd.Commands() {
+			if cmd.Name() == c.Name() {
+				slog.Error("failed to load plugins: name conflicts", slog.String("name", c.Name()))
+				return
+			}
+		}
+
 		baseCmd.AddCommand(c)
 
 		// For completion, we try to load more details about the plugins so as to allow for command and
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/plugin_test.go b/pkg/cmd/plugin_test.go
index 05cfe46f1..a250ba221 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/plugin_test.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/plugin_test.go
@@ -114,9 +114,9 @@ func TestLoadCLIPlugins(t *testing.T) {
 	}{
 		{"args", "echo args", "This echos args", "-a -b -c\n", []string{"-a", "-b", "-c"}, 0},
 		{"echo", "echo stuff", "This echos stuff", "hello\n", []string{}, 0},
-		{"env", "env stuff", "show the env", "HELM_PLUGIN_NAME=env\n", []string{}, 0},
 		{"exitwith", "exitwith code", "This exits with the specified exit code", "", []string{"2"}, 2},
 		{"fullenv", "show env vars", "show all env vars", fullEnvOutput, []string{}, 0},
+		{"shortenv", "env stuff", "show the env", "HELM_PLUGIN_NAME=shortenv\n", []string{}, 0},
 	}
 
 	pluginCmds := cmd.Commands()
@@ -254,10 +254,6 @@ func TestLoadCLIPluginsForCompletion(t *testing.T) {
 	tests := []staticCompletionDetails{
 		{"args", []string{}, []string{}, []staticCompletionDetails{}},
 		{"echo", []string{}, []string{}, []staticCompletionDetails{}},
-		{"env", []string{}, []string{"global"}, []staticCompletionDetails{
-			{"list", []string{}, []string{"a", "all", "log"}, []staticCompletionDetails{}},
-			{"remove", []string{"all", "one"}, []string{}, []staticCompletionDetails{}},
-		}},
 		{"exitwith", []string{}, []string{}, []staticCompletionDetails{
 			{"code", []string{}, []string{"a", "b"}, []staticCompletionDetails{}},
 		}},
@@ -268,6 +264,10 @@ func TestLoadCLIPluginsForCompletion(t *testing.T) {
 				{"more", []string{"one", "two"}, []string{"b", "ball"}, []staticCompletionDetails{}},
 			}},
 		}},
+		{"shortenv", []string{}, []string{"global"}, []staticCompletionDetails{
+			{"list", []string{}, []string{"a", "all", "log"}, []staticCompletionDetails{}},
+			{"remove", []string{"all", "one"}, []string{}, []staticCompletionDetails{}},
+		}},
 	}
 	checkCommand(t, cmd.Commands(), tests)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/testdata/helmhome/helm/plugins/env/completion.yaml b/pkg/cmd/testdata/helmhome/helm/plugins/shortenv/completion.yaml
similarity index 89%
rename from pkg/cmd/testdata/helmhome/helm/plugins/env/completion.yaml
rename to pkg/cmd/testdata/helmhome/helm/plugins/shortenv/completion.yaml
index e479a0503..027573ed4 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/testdata/helmhome/helm/plugins/env/completion.yaml
+++ b/pkg/cmd/testdata/helmhome/helm/plugins/shortenv/completion.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: env
+name: shortenv
 commands:
   - name: list
     flags:
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/testdata/helmhome/helm/plugins/env/plugin-name.sh b/pkg/cmd/testdata/helmhome/helm/plugins/shortenv/plugin-name.sh
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/cmd/testdata/helmhome/helm/plugins/env/plugin-name.sh
rename to pkg/cmd/testdata/helmhome/helm/plugins/shortenv/plugin-name.sh
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/testdata/helmhome/helm/plugins/env/plugin.yaml b/pkg/cmd/testdata/helmhome/helm/plugins/shortenv/plugin.yaml
similarity index 93%
rename from pkg/cmd/testdata/helmhome/helm/plugins/env/plugin.yaml
rename to pkg/cmd/testdata/helmhome/helm/plugins/shortenv/plugin.yaml
index 78a0a23fb..5fe053ed0 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/testdata/helmhome/helm/plugins/env/plugin.yaml
+++ b/pkg/cmd/testdata/helmhome/helm/plugins/shortenv/plugin.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 apiVersion: v1
-name: env
+name: shortenv
 type: cli/v1
 runtime: subprocess
 config:
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/testdata/output/plugin_list_comp.txt b/pkg/cmd/testdata/output/plugin_list_comp.txt
index 833efc5e9..1dff43551 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/testdata/output/plugin_list_comp.txt
+++ b/pkg/cmd/testdata/output/plugin_list_comp.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 args	echo args
 echo	echo stuff
-env	env stuff
 exitwith	exitwith code
 fullenv	show env vars
+shortenv	env stuff
 :4
 Completion ended with directive: ShellCompDirectiveNoFileComp
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/testdata/output/plugin_repeat_comp.txt b/pkg/cmd/testdata/output/plugin_repeat_comp.txt
index 3fa05f0b3..b46c1b7d4 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/testdata/output/plugin_repeat_comp.txt
+++ b/pkg/cmd/testdata/output/plugin_repeat_comp.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 echo	echo stuff
-env	env stuff
 exitwith	exitwith code
 fullenv	show env vars
+shortenv	env stuff
 :4
 Completion ended with directive: ShellCompDirectiveNoFileComp