diff --git a/UI/window-basic-main-transitions.cpp b/UI/window-basic-main-transitions.cpp
index 66b16ee7b..726eea134 100644
--- a/UI/window-basic-main-transitions.cpp
+++ b/UI/window-basic-main-transitions.cpp
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ void OBSBasic::TransitionToScene(OBSSource source, bool force, bool direct,
 			TransitionFullyStopped();
 	}
 
-	if (usingPreviewProgram && sceneDuplicationMode && !direct)
+	if (usingPreviewProgram && sceneDuplicationMode)
 		obs_scene_release(scene);
 }