diff --git a/lib/advanced-scene-switcher.cpp b/lib/advanced-scene-switcher.cpp
index 0e863c99..0c94b142 100644
--- a/lib/advanced-scene-switcher.cpp
+++ b/lib/advanced-scene-switcher.cpp
@@ -627,6 +627,13 @@ static void handleSceneCollectionCleanup()
 		return;
 	}
 
+	// OBS_FRONTEND_EVENT_SCENE_COLLECTION_CLEANUP is also called on
+	// shutdown.
+	// Here we also don't want to reload the settings.
+	if (switcher->obsIsShuttingDown) {
+		return;
+	}
+
 	SaveSceneSwitcher(nullptr, false, nullptr);
 }