diff --git a/UI/window-basic-main-scene-collections.cpp b/UI/window-basic-main-scene-collections.cpp
index cceef021a4fb7454944e02ed7ade3fa9274f730d..e0ea3d125e31493082168b739300adf671d39469 100644
--- a/UI/window-basic-main-scene-collections.cpp
+++ b/UI/window-basic-main-scene-collections.cpp
@@ -88,6 +88,38 @@ static bool SceneCollectionExists(const char *findName)
 	return found;
 }
 
+static bool GetUnusedSceneCollectionFile(std::string &name, std::string &file)
+{
+	char path[512];
+	size_t len;
+	int ret;
+
+	if (!GetFileSafeName(name.c_str(), file)) {
+		blog(LOG_WARNING, "Failed to create safe file name for '%s'",
+		     name.c_str());
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	ret = GetConfigPath(path, sizeof(path), "obs-studio/basic/scenes/");
+	if (ret <= 0) {
+		blog(LOG_WARNING, "Failed to get scene collection config path");
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	len = file.size();
+	file.insert(0, path);
+
+	if (!GetClosestUnusedFileName(file, "json")) {
+		blog(LOG_WARNING, "Failed to get closest file name for %s",
+		     file.c_str());
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	file.erase(file.size() - 5, 5);
+	file.erase(0, file.size() - len);
+	return true;
+}
+
 static bool GetSceneCollectionName(QWidget *parent, std::string &name,
 				   std::string &file,
 				   const char *oldName = nullptr)
@@ -95,9 +127,6 @@ static bool GetSceneCollectionName(QWidget *parent, std::string &name,
 	bool rename = oldName != nullptr;
 	const char *title;
 	const char *text;
-	char path[512];
-	size_t len;
-	int ret;
 
 	if (rename) {
 		title = Str("Basic.Main.RenameSceneCollection.Title");
@@ -128,29 +157,10 @@ static bool GetSceneCollectionName(QWidget *parent, std::string &name,
 		break;
 	}
 
-	if (!GetFileSafeName(name.c_str(), file)) {
-		blog(LOG_WARNING, "Failed to create safe file name for '%s'",
-		     name.c_str());
-		return false;
-	}
-
-	ret = GetConfigPath(path, sizeof(path), "obs-studio/basic/scenes/");
-	if (ret <= 0) {
-		blog(LOG_WARNING, "Failed to get scene collection config path");
-		return false;
-	}
-
-	len = file.size();
-	file.insert(0, path);
-
-	if (!GetClosestUnusedFileName(file, "json")) {
-		blog(LOG_WARNING, "Failed to get closest file name for %s",
-		     file.c_str());
+	if (!GetUnusedSceneCollectionFile(name, file)) {
 		return false;
 	}
 
-	file.erase(file.size() - 5, 5);
-	file.erase(0, file.size() - len);
 	return true;
 }
 
@@ -166,6 +176,10 @@ bool OBSBasic::AddSceneCollection(bool create_new, const QString &qname)
 		name = QT_TO_UTF8(qname);
 		if (SceneCollectionExists(name.c_str()))
 			return false;
+
+		if (!GetUnusedSceneCollectionFile(name, file)) {
+			return false;
+		}
 	}
 
 	SaveProjectNow();