diff --git a/UI/obs-app.cpp b/UI/obs-app.cpp
index 9a12015cc..7c89f48d0 100644
--- a/UI/obs-app.cpp
+++ b/UI/obs-app.cpp
@@ -1174,6 +1174,20 @@ void OBSApp::AppInit()
 	config_set_default_string(globalConfig, "Basic", "SceneCollectionFile",
 			Str("Untitled"));
 
+	if (!config_has_user_value(globalConfig, "Basic", "Profile")) {
+		config_set_string(globalConfig, "Basic", "Profile",
+				Str("Untitled"));
+		config_set_string(globalConfig, "Basic", "ProfileDir",
+				Str("Untitled"));
+	}
+
+	if (!config_has_user_value(globalConfig, "Basic", "SceneCollection")) {
+		config_set_string(globalConfig, "Basic",
+				"SceneCollection", Str("Untitled"));
+		config_set_string(globalConfig, "Basic",
+				"SceneCollectionFile", Str("Untitled"));
+	}
+
 #ifdef _WIN32
 	bool disableAudioDucking = config_get_bool(globalConfig, "Audio",
 			"DisableAudioDucking");