diff --git a/internal/data/acls.go b/internal/data/acls.go
index 482baa34..65180041 100644
--- a/internal/data/acls.go
+++ b/internal/data/acls.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/NHAS/wag/pkg/control"
 	clientv3 "go.etcd.io/etcd/client/v3"
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/client/v3/clientv3util"
+	"golang.org/x/exp/maps"
 )
 
 func SetAcl(effects string, policy acls.Acl, overwrite bool) error {
@@ -76,17 +77,37 @@ func RemoveAcl(effects string) error {
 	return err
 }
 
+func insertMap(m map[string]bool, values ...string) {
+	for _, v := range values {
+		m[v] = true
+	}
+}
+
 func GetEffectiveAcl(username string) acls.Acl {
-	var resultingACLs acls.Acl
-	//Add the server address by default
-	resultingACLs.Allow = []string{config.Values.Wireguard.ServerAddress.String() + "/32"}
+
+	var (
+		// Do deduplication for multiple acls
+		allowSet = map[string]bool{}
+		mfaSet   = map[string]bool{}
+		denySet  = map[string]bool{}
+	)
+
+	insertMap(allowSet, config.Values.Wireguard.ServerAddress.String()+"/32")
 
 	txn := etcd.Txn(context.Background())
 	txn.Then(clientv3.OpGet("wag-acls-*"), clientv3.OpGet("wag-acls-"+username), clientv3.OpGet(MembershipKey+"-"+username), clientv3.OpGet(dnsKey))
 	resp, err := txn.Commit()
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Println("failed to get policy data for user", username, "err:", err)
-		return acls.Acl{}
+		return acls.Acl{
+			Allow: []string{config.Values.Wireguard.ServerAddress.String() + "/32"},
+		}
+	}
+
+	addAcls := func(acl acls.Acl) {
+		insertMap(allowSet, acl.Allow...)
+		insertMap(mfaSet, acl.Mfa...)
+		insertMap(denySet, acl.Deny...)
 	}
 
 	// the default policy contents
@@ -95,8 +116,7 @@ func GetEffectiveAcl(username string) acls.Acl {
 
 		err := json.Unmarshal(resp.Responses[0].GetResponseRange().Kvs[0].Value, &acl)
 		if err == nil {
-			resultingACLs.Allow = append(resultingACLs.Allow, acl.Allow...)
-			resultingACLs.Mfa = append(resultingACLs.Mfa, acl.Mfa...)
+			addAcls(acl)
 		} else {
 			RaiseError(err, []byte("failed to unmarshal default acls policy"))
 			log.Println("failed to unmarshal default acls policy: ", err)
@@ -109,8 +129,7 @@ func GetEffectiveAcl(username string) acls.Acl {
 
 		err := json.Unmarshal(resp.Responses[1].GetResponseRange().Kvs[0].Value, &acl)
 		if err == nil {
-			resultingACLs.Allow = append(resultingACLs.Allow, acl.Allow...)
-			resultingACLs.Mfa = append(resultingACLs.Mfa, acl.Mfa...)
+			addAcls(acl)
 		} else {
 			log.Println("failed to unmarshal user specific acls: ", err)
 		}
@@ -148,9 +167,7 @@ func GetEffectiveAcl(username string) acls.Acl {
 						log.Println("failed to unmarshal acl from response: ", err, string(r.Kvs[0].Value))
 						continue
 					}
-
-					resultingACLs.Allow = append(resultingACLs.Allow, acl.Allow...)
-					resultingACLs.Mfa = append(resultingACLs.Mfa, acl.Mfa...)
+					addAcls(acl)
 				}
 			}
 
@@ -167,12 +184,18 @@ func GetEffectiveAcl(username string) acls.Acl {
 		err = json.Unmarshal(resp.Responses[3].GetResponseRange().Kvs[0].Value, &dns)
 		if err == nil {
 			for _, server := range dns {
-				resultingACLs.Allow = append(resultingACLs.Allow, fmt.Sprintf("%s 53/any", server))
+				insertMap(allowSet, fmt.Sprintf("%s 53/any", server))
 			}
 		} else {
 			log.Println("failed to unmarshal dns setting: ", err)
 		}
 	}
 
+	resultingACLs := acls.Acl{
+		Allow: maps.Keys(allowSet),
+		Mfa:   maps.Keys(mfaSet),
+		Deny:  maps.Keys(denySet),
+	}
+
 	return resultingACLs
 }
diff --git a/pkg/control/server/config.go b/pkg/control/server/config.go
index f78aebf9..cdfc6fe1 100644
--- a/pkg/control/server/config.go
+++ b/pkg/control/server/config.go
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ func editPolicy(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	if err := json.NewDecoder(r.Body).Decode(&polciyData); err != nil {
 		http.Error(w, err.Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError)
 		return
-
 	}
 
 	if err := data.SetAcl(polciyData.Effects, acls.Acl{Mfa: polciyData.MfaRoutes, Allow: polciyData.PublicRoutes, Deny: polciyData.DenyRoutes}, true); err != nil {