diff --git a/backend/app/api/__pycache__/projects.cpython-312.pyc b/backend/app/api/__pycache__/projects.cpython-312.pyc
index 812ab690..10d14ecc 100644
Binary files a/backend/app/api/__pycache__/projects.cpython-312.pyc and b/backend/app/api/__pycache__/projects.cpython-312.pyc differ
diff --git a/backend/app/api/projects.py b/backend/app/api/projects.py
index 928e9720..22ecba5f 100644
--- a/backend/app/api/projects.py
+++ b/backend/app/api/projects.py
@@ -54,6 +54,9 @@ def list_project_members(project_id: int, session: Session = Depends(get_session
 
 @router.post("/{project_id}/members", response_model=ProjectMember)
 def add_project_member(project_id: int, payload: ProjectMember, session: Session = Depends(get_session)):
+    existing = session.exec(select(ProjectMember).where(ProjectMember.project_id == project_id, ProjectMember.employee_id == payload.employee_id)).first()
+    if existing:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=409, detail="Member already added")
     member = ProjectMember(project_id=project_id, employee_id=payload.employee_id, role=payload.role)
     session.add(member)
     session.commit()
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/projects/[id]/page.tsx b/frontend/src/app/projects/[id]/page.tsx
index 30acfe99..6845cfe2 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/projects/[id]/page.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/app/projects/[id]/page.tsx
@@ -166,6 +166,9 @@ export default function ProjectDetailPage() {
                 <option key={e.id ?? e.name} value={e.id ?? ""}>{e.name}</option>
               ))}
             </Select>
+            {addMember.error ? (
+              <div className="text-xs text-destructive">{(addMember.error as Error).message}</div>
+            ) : null}
             <ul className="space-y-2">
               {projectMembers.map((m) => (
                 <li key={m.id ?? `${m.project_id}-${m.employee_id}`} className="rounded-md border p-2 text-sm">
@@ -273,7 +276,9 @@ export default function ProjectDetailPage() {
             <ul className="space-y-2">
               {(comments.data ?? []).map((c) => (
                 <li key={String(c.id)} className="rounded-md border p-2 text-sm">
-                  {c.body}
+                  <div className="font-medium">{employeeName(c.author_employee_id)}</div>
+                  <div className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">{new Date(c.created_at).toLocaleString()}</div>
+                  <div className="mt-1">{c.body}</div>
                 </li>
               ))}
               {(comments.data ?? []).length === 0 ? (