diff --git a/src/olympic/studio/applib/src/newmenu.cpp b/src/olympic/studio/applib/src/newmenu.cpp
index 8755ce40..21897b22 100644
--- a/src/olympic/studio/applib/src/newmenu.cpp
+++ b/src/olympic/studio/applib/src/newmenu.cpp
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ void NewMenu::addItemMaker(ox::UniquePtr<studio::ItemMaker> &&im) noexcept {
 	std::sort(
 			m_types.begin(), m_types.end(),
 			[](ox::UPtr<ItemMaker> const&im1, ox::UPtr<ItemMaker> const&im2) {
-				 return im1->name < im2->name;
+				 return im1->typeName < im2->typeName;
 			});
 }
 
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ void NewMenu::drawNewItemType(turbine::Context &ctx) noexcept {
 	drawWindow(ctx, &m_open, [this] {
 		auto items = ox_malloca(m_types.size() * sizeof(char const*), char const*, nullptr);
 		for (auto i = 0u; auto const&im : m_types) {
-			items.get()[i] = im->name.c_str();
+			items.get()[i] = im->typeName.c_str();
 			++i;
 		}
 		ImGui::ListBox("Item Type", &m_selectedType, items.get(), static_cast<int>(m_types.size()));
@@ -115,7 +115,16 @@ void NewMenu::drawLastPageButtons(turbine::Context &ctx) noexcept {
 }
 
 void NewMenu::finish(turbine::Context &ctx) noexcept {
-	auto const [path, err] = m_types[static_cast<std::size_t>(m_selectedType)]->write(ctx, m_itemName);
+	if (m_itemName.len() == 0) {
+		return;
+	}
+	auto const sctx = turbine::applicationData<studio::StudioContext>(ctx);
+	auto const&typeMaker = *m_types[static_cast<std::size_t>(m_selectedType)];
+	if (sctx->project->exists(typeMaker.itemPath(m_itemName))) {
+		oxLogError(OxError(1, "New file error: File already exists"));
+		return;
+	}
+	auto const [path, err] = typeMaker.write(ctx, m_itemName);
 	if (err) {
 		oxLogError(err);
 		return;
diff --git a/src/olympic/studio/modlib/include/studio/itemmaker.hpp b/src/olympic/studio/modlib/include/studio/itemmaker.hpp
index e51b738a..2102f3d0 100644
--- a/src/olympic/studio/modlib/include/studio/itemmaker.hpp
+++ b/src/olympic/studio/modlib/include/studio/itemmaker.hpp
@@ -15,16 +15,21 @@ namespace studio {
 
 class ItemMaker {
 	public:
-		ox::String const name;
+		ox::String const typeName;
 		ox::String const parentDir;
 		ox::String const fileExt;
 		constexpr explicit ItemMaker(ox::StringView pName, ox::StringView pParentDir, ox::CRStringView pFileExt) noexcept:
-			name(pName),
+			typeName(pName),
 			parentDir(pParentDir),
 			fileExt(pFileExt) {
 		}
 		virtual ~ItemMaker() noexcept = default;
 
+		[[nodiscard]]
+		inline virtual ox::String itemPath(ox::StringView pName) const noexcept {
+			return ox::sfmt("/{}/{}.{}", parentDir, pName, fileExt);
+		}
+
 		/**
 		 * Returns path of the file created.
 		 * @param ctx
@@ -69,8 +74,8 @@ class ItemMakerT: public ItemMaker {
 			 m_fmt(pFmt) {
 		}
 		ox::Result<ox::String> write(turbine::Context &ctx, ox::CRStringView pName) const noexcept override {
-			auto const path = ox::sfmt("/{}/{}.{}", parentDir, pName, fileExt);
-			auto sctx = turbine::applicationData<studio::StudioContext>(ctx);
+			auto const path = itemPath(pName);
+			auto const sctx = turbine::applicationData<studio::StudioContext>(ctx);
 			keel::createUuidMapping(keelCtx(ctx), path, ox::UUID::generate().unwrap());
 			oxReturnError(sctx->project->writeObj(path, m_item, m_fmt));
 			return path;