diff --git a/src/macro-core/macro-action-random.cpp b/src/macro-core/macro-action-random.cpp
index 489b54aa..cb1c2861 100644
--- a/src/macro-core/macro-action-random.cpp
+++ b/src/macro-core/macro-action-random.cpp
@@ -60,31 +60,14 @@ void MacroActionRandom::LogAction()
 bool MacroActionRandom::Save(obs_data_t *obj)
 {
 	MacroAction::Save(obj);
-	obs_data_array_t *args = obs_data_array_create();
-	for (auto &m : _macros) {
-		obs_data_t *array_obj = obs_data_create();
-		m.Save(array_obj);
-		obs_data_array_push_back(args, array_obj);
-		obs_data_release(array_obj);
-	}
-	obs_data_set_array(obj, "macros", args);
-	obs_data_array_release(args);
+	SaveMacroList(obj, _macros);
 	return true;
 }
 
 bool MacroActionRandom::Load(obs_data_t *obj)
 {
 	MacroAction::Load(obj);
-	obs_data_array_t *args = obs_data_get_array(obj, "macros");
-	size_t count = obs_data_array_count(args);
-	for (size_t i = 0; i < count; i++) {
-		obs_data_t *array_obj = obs_data_array_item(args, i);
-		MacroRef ref;
-		ref.Load(array_obj);
-		_macros.push_back(ref);
-		obs_data_release(array_obj);
-	}
-	obs_data_array_release(args);
+	LoadMacroList(obj, _macros);
 	return true;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/macro-core/macro-action-sequence.cpp b/src/macro-core/macro-action-sequence.cpp
index 02ca09ec..495b0b06 100644
--- a/src/macro-core/macro-action-sequence.cpp
+++ b/src/macro-core/macro-action-sequence.cpp
@@ -74,15 +74,7 @@ void MacroActionSequence::LogAction()
 bool MacroActionSequence::Save(obs_data_t *obj)
 {
 	MacroAction::Save(obj);
-	obs_data_array_t *args = obs_data_array_create();
-	for (auto &m : _macros) {
-		obs_data_t *array_obj = obs_data_create();
-		m.Save(array_obj);
-		obs_data_array_push_back(args, array_obj);
-		obs_data_release(array_obj);
-	}
-	obs_data_set_array(obj, "macros", args);
-	obs_data_array_release(args);
+	SaveMacroList(obj, _macros);
 	obs_data_set_bool(obj, "restart", _restart);
 	return true;
 }
@@ -90,16 +82,7 @@ bool MacroActionSequence::Save(obs_data_t *obj)
 bool MacroActionSequence::Load(obs_data_t *obj)
 {
 	MacroAction::Load(obj);
-	obs_data_array_t *args = obs_data_get_array(obj, "macros");
-	size_t count = obs_data_array_count(args);
-	for (size_t i = 0; i < count; i++) {
-		obs_data_t *array_obj = obs_data_array_item(args, i);
-		MacroRef ref;
-		ref.Load(array_obj);
-		_macros.push_back(ref);
-		obs_data_release(array_obj);
-	}
-	obs_data_array_release(args);
+	LoadMacroList(obj, _macros);
 	_restart = obs_data_get_bool(obj, "restart");
 	return true;
 }
diff --git a/src/macro-core/macro-ref.cpp b/src/macro-core/macro-ref.cpp
index 6c35ec1c..9e79d8a2 100644
--- a/src/macro-core/macro-ref.cpp
+++ b/src/macro-core/macro-ref.cpp
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ void MacroRef::UpdateRef(QString newName)
 	_name = newName.toStdString();
 	UpdateRef();
 }
-void MacroRef::Save(obs_data_t *obj)
+
+void MacroRef::Save(obs_data_t *obj) const
 {
 	if (_ref) {
 		obs_data_set_string(obj, "macro", _ref->Name().c_str());
@@ -40,3 +41,35 @@ Macro *MacroRef::operator->()
 {
 	return _ref;
 }
+
+void SaveMacroList(obs_data_t *obj, const std::vector<MacroRef> &macros,
+		   const std::string &name)
+{
+	obs_data_array_t *array = obs_data_array_create();
+	for (auto &m : macros) {
+		if (!m.get()) {
+			continue;
+		}
+		obs_data_t *array_obj = obs_data_create();
+		m.Save(array_obj);
+		obs_data_array_push_back(array, array_obj);
+		obs_data_release(array_obj);
+	}
+	obs_data_set_array(obj, name.c_str(), array);
+	obs_data_array_release(array);
+}
+
+void LoadMacroList(obs_data_t *obj, std::vector<MacroRef> &macros,
+		   const std::string &name)
+{
+	obs_data_array_t *array = obs_data_get_array(obj, name.c_str());
+	size_t count = obs_data_array_count(array);
+	for (size_t i = 0; i < count; i++) {
+		obs_data_t *array_obj = obs_data_array_item(array, i);
+		MacroRef ref;
+		ref.Load(array_obj);
+		macros.push_back(ref);
+		obs_data_release(array_obj);
+	}
+	obs_data_array_release(array);
+}
diff --git a/src/macro-core/macro-ref.hpp b/src/macro-core/macro-ref.hpp
index 66ca97c9..e93f354e 100644
--- a/src/macro-core/macro-ref.hpp
+++ b/src/macro-core/macro-ref.hpp
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ public:
 	void UpdateRef();
 	void UpdateRef(std::string name);
 	void UpdateRef(QString name);
-	void Save(obs_data_t *obj);
+	void Save(obs_data_t *obj) const;
 	void Load(obs_data_t *obj);
 	Macro *get();
 	Macro *operator->();
@@ -21,3 +21,8 @@ private:
 	std::string _name = "";
 	Macro *_ref = nullptr;
 };
+
+void SaveMacroList(obs_data_t *obj, const std::vector<MacroRef> &macros,
+		   const std::string &name = "macros");
+void LoadMacroList(obs_data_t *obj, std::vector<MacroRef> &macros,
+		   const std::string &name = "macros");