diff --git a/moto/elb/exceptions.py b/moto/elb/exceptions.py
index 33b3f20cc..338f3c95b 100644
--- a/moto/elb/exceptions.py
+++ b/moto/elb/exceptions.py
@@ -35,3 +35,11 @@ class BadHealthCheckDefinition(ELBClientError):
             "ValidationError",
             "HealthCheck Target must begin with one of HTTP, TCP, HTTPS, SSL")
 
+
+class DuplicateLoadBalancerName(ELBClientError):
+    def __init__(self, name):
+        super(DuplicateLoadBalancerName, self).__init__(
+            "DuplicateLoadBalancerName",
+            "The specified load balancer name already exists for this account: {0}"
+            .format(name))
+
diff --git a/moto/elb/models.py b/moto/elb/models.py
index d3cb802c7..79c8551e9 100644
--- a/moto/elb/models.py
+++ b/moto/elb/models.py
@@ -11,7 +11,12 @@ from boto.ec2.elb.attributes import (
 from boto.ec2.elb.policies import Policies
 from moto.core import BaseBackend
 from moto.ec2.models import ec2_backends
-from .exceptions import LoadBalancerNotFoundError, TooManyTagsError, BadHealthCheckDefinition
+from .exceptions import (
+    LoadBalancerNotFoundError,
+    TooManyTagsError,
+    BadHealthCheckDefinition,
+    DuplicateLoadBalancerName,
+)
 
 
 class FakeHealthCheck(object):
@@ -64,7 +69,7 @@ class FakeLoadBalancer(object):
         self.subnets = subnets or []
         self.vpc_id = vpc_id or 'vpc-56e10e3d'
         self.tags = {}
-        self.dns_name = "tests.us-east-1.elb.amazonaws.com"
+        self.dns_name = "%s.us-east-1.elb.amazonaws.com" % (name)
 
         for port in ports:
             listener = FakeListener(
@@ -198,6 +203,8 @@ class ELBBackend(BaseBackend):
         if subnets:
             subnet = ec2_backend.get_subnet(subnets[0])
             vpc_id = subnet.vpc_id
+        if name in self.load_balancers:
+            raise DuplicateLoadBalancerName(name)
         new_load_balancer = FakeLoadBalancer(name=name, zones=zones, ports=ports, scheme=scheme, subnets=subnets, vpc_id=vpc_id)
         self.load_balancers[name] = new_load_balancer
         return new_load_balancer
diff --git a/moto/elb/responses.py b/moto/elb/responses.py
index f5e2393cd..2701420bc 100644
--- a/moto/elb/responses.py
+++ b/moto/elb/responses.py
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ DESCRIBE_LOAD_BALANCERS_TEMPLATE = """<DescribeLoadBalancersResponse xmlns="http
               <member>{{ zone }}</member>
             {% endfor %}
           </AvailabilityZones>
-          <CanonicalHostedZoneName>tests.us-east-1.elb.amazonaws.com</CanonicalHostedZoneName>
+          <CanonicalHostedZoneName>{{ load_balancer.dns_name }}</CanonicalHostedZoneName>
           <CanonicalHostedZoneNameID>Z3ZONEID</CanonicalHostedZoneNameID>
           <Scheme>{{ load_balancer.scheme }}</Scheme>
           <DNSName>{{ load_balancer.dns_name }}</DNSName>
diff --git a/tests/test_elb/test_elb.py b/tests/test_elb/test_elb.py
index ee135a9e5..4f7687941 100644
--- a/tests/test_elb/test_elb.py
+++ b/tests/test_elb/test_elb.py
@@ -763,3 +763,12 @@ def test_subnets():
     lb['Subnets'][0].should.equal(subnet.id)
 
     lb.should.have.key('VPCId').which.should.equal(vpc.id)
+
+
+@mock_elb
+def test_create_load_balancer_duplicate():
+    conn = boto.connect_elb()
+    ports = [(80, 8080, 'http'), (443, 8443, 'tcp')]
+    conn.create_load_balancer('my-lb', [], ports)
+    conn.create_load_balancer.when.called_with('my-lb', [], ports).should.throw(BotoServerError)
+