diff --git a/jdbc/src/main/scala/app/softnetwork/persistence/jdbc/db/SlickDatabase.scala b/jdbc/src/main/scala/app/softnetwork/persistence/jdbc/db/SlickDatabase.scala
index 93f55f0..a61b0b8 100644
--- a/jdbc/src/main/scala/app/softnetwork/persistence/jdbc/db/SlickDatabase.scala
+++ b/jdbc/src/main/scala/app/softnetwork/persistence/jdbc/db/SlickDatabase.scala
@@ -4,14 +4,45 @@ import akka.persistence.jdbc.db.SlickExtension
 import akka.{actor => classic}
 import app.softnetwork.io._
 import app.softnetwork.utils.ClasspathResources
-import com.typesafe.config.Config
+import com.typesafe.config.{Config, ConfigValueFactory}
 import org.slf4j.{Logger, LoggerFactory}
 import slick.jdbc.JdbcBackend.{Database, Session}
 
 import java.nio.file.{Files, Paths}
 import java.sql.Statement
+import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicLong
 import scala.util.{Failure, Success, Try}
 
+object SlickDatabase {
+
+  /** Config path of the HikariCP pool name, relative to the config handed to
+    * [[akka.persistence.jdbc.db.SlickExtension]]. akka-persistence-jdbc builds every non-shared
+    * pool via `slick.jdbc.JdbcBackend.Database.forConfig("slick.db", config)`, and Slick's
+    * `HikariCPJdbcDataSource` reads its `poolName` from this exact path (defaulting to the path
+    * itself, `"slick.db"`, when absent).
+    */
+  private[db] val PoolNamePath = "slick.db.poolName"
+
+  /** Config path of the `slick.db` block. */
+  private[db] val SlickDbPath = "slick.db"
+
+  /** Monotonic counter (per class loader) that guarantees uniqueness of generated pool names even
+    * when several instances of the same provider class are created in the same class loader.
+    */
+  private val poolNameCounter = new AtomicLong(0L)
+
+  private[db] def nextPoolNameSuffix(): Long = poolNameCounter.incrementAndGet()
+
+  /** Keep only characters that are safe both as a JMX `ObjectName` value (HikariCP registers the
+    * pool MBean as `com.zaxxer.hikari:type=Pool (<poolName>)` without quoting) and as a
+    * Prometheus label value. Anything else collapses to `_`.
+    */
+  private[db] def sanitize(s: String): String = {
+    val cleaned = s.replaceAll("[^A-Za-z0-9._-]", "_")
+    if (cleaned.isEmpty) "provider" else cleaned
+  }
+}
+
 trait SlickDatabase extends ClasspathResources {
 
   override lazy val log: Logger = LoggerFactory getLogger getClass.getName
@@ -36,9 +67,48 @@ trait SlickDatabase extends ClasspathResources {
 
   lazy val slickProfile: String = config.getString("slick.profile")
 
+  /** A unique HikariCP pool name for this provider's connection pool, of the form
+    * `slick.db-<providerClass>-<n>`.
+    *
+    * Each trait that mixes in [[SlickDatabase]] (`JdbcSchema`, `JdbcStateProvider`,
+    * `ColumnMappedJdbcStateProvider`, `JdbcOffsetProvider`, ...) builds its own non-shared pool. By
+    * default akka-persistence-jdbc names them all `slick.db`, which collides in a single JVM the
+    * moment `slick.db.registerMbeans = true` is set (only the first pool registers its MBean, the
+    * rest fail with `JMX name (slick.db) is already registered`) and likewise breaks HikariCP's
+    * native Prometheus tracker. Naming each pool distinctly removes the collision and enables
+    * per-pool connection metrics.
+    *
+    * Override to customise the naming scheme.
+    */
+  protected def poolName: String = {
+    // `Class.getSimpleName` can throw `InternalError` ("Malformed class name") on JDK 8 for some
+    // synthetic/anonymous Scala class names, so fall back to the (always-safe) full name.
+    val simpleName = Try(getClass.getSimpleName).toOption.getOrElse("")
+    val cls = SlickDatabase.sanitize(if (simpleName.nonEmpty) simpleName else getClass.getName)
+    s"slick.db-$cls-${SlickDatabase.nextPoolNameSuffix()}"
+  }
+
+  /** The config actually handed to [[akka.persistence.jdbc.db.SlickExtension]] when building
+    * [[db]].
+    *
+    * When a `slick.db` block is present and no `poolName` has been configured explicitly, inject a
+    * unique [[poolName]] so the resulting HikariCP pool is distinctly named. An explicitly
+    * configured `slick.db.poolName` is left untouched, and any config without a `slick.db` block is
+    * passed through unchanged.
+    */
+  private def dbConfig: Config = {
+    if (config.hasPath(SlickDatabase.SlickDbPath) && !config.hasPath(SlickDatabase.PoolNamePath)) {
+      val name = poolName
+      log.debug(s"Assigning HikariCP pool name '$name' to ${getClass.getName}")
+      config.withValue(SlickDatabase.PoolNamePath, ConfigValueFactory.fromAnyRef(name))
+    } else {
+      config
+    }
+  }
+
   lazy val db: Database = {
     log.info(slickProfile)
-    val db = SlickExtension(classicSystem).database(config).database
+    val db = SlickExtension(classicSystem).database(dbConfig).database
     classicSystem.registerOnTermination(shutdown())
     db
   }
diff --git a/jdbc/testkit/src/test/scala/app/softnetwork/persistence/jdbc/db/SlickDatabasePoolNameSpec.scala b/jdbc/testkit/src/test/scala/app/softnetwork/persistence/jdbc/db/SlickDatabasePoolNameSpec.scala
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..24d390b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jdbc/testkit/src/test/scala/app/softnetwork/persistence/jdbc/db/SlickDatabasePoolNameSpec.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+package app.softnetwork.persistence.jdbc.db
+
+import akka.actor
+import app.softnetwork.persistence.jdbc.scalatest.H2TestKit
+import com.typesafe.config.{Config, ConfigValueFactory}
+import com.zaxxer.hikari.HikariDataSource
+import org.scalatest.flatspec.AnyFlatSpec
+import org.scalatest.matchers.should.Matchers
+
+import java.lang.management.ManagementFactory
+import javax.management.ObjectName
+
+/** Regression test for issue #13: every `SlickDatabase` provider builds its own HikariCP pool, and
+  * akka-persistence-jdbc names them all `slick.db`. In a single JVM that produces multiple pools
+  * sharing one name, which collides on JMX registration (and breaks HikariCP's Prometheus tracker)
+  * as soon as `registerMbeans = true`. The fix gives each provider a distinct pool name.
+  */
+class SlickDatabasePoolNameSpec extends AnyFlatSpec with Matchers with H2TestKit {
+
+  /** A bare [[SlickDatabase]] provider sharing this suite's actor system and (optionally tweaked)
+    * config — stands in for the many traits that mix [[SlickDatabase]] in.
+    */
+  private def newProvider(cfg: Config = config): SlickDatabase = {
+    val sys = classicSystem
+    new SlickDatabase {
+      override implicit def classicSystem: actor.ActorSystem = sys
+      override def config: Config = cfg
+    }
+  }
+
+  private def poolNameOf(sd: SlickDatabase): String =
+    sd.dataSource.asInstanceOf[HikariDataSource].getPoolName
+
+  "SlickDatabase" should "assign a unique HikariCP pool name to each provider" in {
+    val a = newProvider()
+    val b = newProvider()
+    try {
+      val nameA = poolNameOf(a)
+      val nameB = poolNameOf(b)
+      nameA should startWith("slick.db-")
+      nameB should startWith("slick.db-")
+      nameA should not be nameB
+    } finally {
+      a.shutdown()
+      b.shutdown()
+    }
+  }
+
+  it should "leave an explicitly configured slick.db.poolName untouched" in {
+    val cfg =
+      config.withValue("slick.db.poolName", ConfigValueFactory.fromAnyRef("custom-pool"))
+    val sd = newProvider(cfg)
+    try poolNameOf(sd) shouldBe "custom-pool"
+    finally sd.shutdown()
+  }
+
+  it should "register a distinct JMX MBean per pool when registerMbeans is enabled" in {
+    val cfg =
+      config.withValue("slick.db.registerMbeans", ConfigValueFactory.fromAnyRef(true))
+    val a = newProvider(cfg)
+    val b = newProvider(cfg)
+    try {
+      val server = ManagementFactory.getPlatformMBeanServer
+      val mbeanA = new ObjectName(s"com.zaxxer.hikari:type=Pool (${poolNameOf(a)})")
+      val mbeanB = new ObjectName(s"com.zaxxer.hikari:type=Pool (${poolNameOf(b)})")
+      mbeanA should not be mbeanB
+      server.isRegistered(mbeanA) shouldBe true
+      server.isRegistered(mbeanB) shouldBe true
+    } finally {
+      a.shutdown()
+      b.shutdown()
+    }
+  }
+}