diff --git a/source/funkin/backend/chart/VSliceParser.hx b/source/funkin/backend/chart/VSliceParser.hx
index 02c7f83c..4fdb2fff 100644
--- a/source/funkin/backend/chart/VSliceParser.hx
+++ b/source/funkin/backend/chart/VSliceParser.hx
@@ -45,14 +45,14 @@ class VSliceParser {
 			type: 0,
 			position: (p2isGF = metadata.playData.characters.opponent.startsWith("gf")) ? "girlfriend" : "dad",
 			notes: [],
-			vocalsSuffix: '-${metadata.playData.characters.opponent}${resultMeta.vocalsSuffix}'
+			vocalsSuffix: '-${metadata.playData.characters.opponent}${resultMeta.vocalsSuffix != null ? resultMeta.vocalsSuffix : ""}'
 		});
 		result.strumLines.push({
 			characters: [metadata.playData.characters.player],
 			type: 1,
 			position: "boyfriend",
 			notes: [],
-			vocalsSuffix: '-${metadata.playData.characters.player}${resultMeta.vocalsSuffix}'
+			vocalsSuffix: '-${metadata.playData.characters.player}${resultMeta.vocalsSuffix != null ? resultMeta.vocalsSuffix : ""}'
 		});
 		var gfName = metadata.playData.characters.girlfriend;
 		if (!p2isGF && gfName != "none") {
diff --git a/source/funkin/editors/charter/CharterSelection.hx b/source/funkin/editors/charter/CharterSelection.hx
index 84a21a72..6d52ec68 100644
--- a/source/funkin/editors/charter/CharterSelection.hx
+++ b/source/funkin/editors/charter/CharterSelection.hx
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ class CharterSelectionScreen extends EditorTreeMenuScreen {
 	#if sys
 	public function saveSong(creation:SongCreationData, ?callback:String -> Void) {
 		var variant = creation.meta.variant != null && creation.meta.variant != "" ? creation.meta.variant : null;
-		if (songList.contains(creation.meta.name.toLowerCase()) || (variant != null && curSong != null && curSong.variants.contains(variant))) {
+		if (variant != null && curSong != null ? curSong.metas.exists(variant) : songList.contains(creation.meta.name.toLowerCase())) {
 			parent.openSubState(new UIWarningSubstate(TU.translate("chartCreation.warnings.song-exists-title"), TU.translate("chartCreation.warnings.song-exists-body"), [
 				{label: TU.translate("editor.ok"), color: 0xFFFF0000, onClick: (t) -> {}},
 			]));
@@ -112,11 +112,14 @@ class CharterSelectionScreen extends EditorTreeMenuScreen {
 
 		// Add to List
 		if (variant != null && curSong != null) {
-			if (curSong.variants == null) curSong.variants.push(variant);
-			curSong.variants.push(variant);
+			if (curSong.variants == null) curSong.variants = [];
+			if (!curSong.variants.contains(variant)) curSong.variants.push(variant);
 			curSong.metas.set(variant, creation.meta);
 
 			parent.tree.last().add(makeVariationOption(creation.meta));
+
+			var metaPath = '$songFolder/meta${curSong.variant != null && curSong.variant == "" ? "-" + curSong.variant : ""}.json';
+			CoolUtil.safeSaveFile(metaPath, Chart.makeMetaSaveable(curSong));
 		}
 		else {
 			freeplayList.songs.insert(0, creation.meta);
@@ -146,12 +149,8 @@ class CharterSelectionScreen extends EditorTreeMenuScreen {
 		screen.insert(idx, makeChartOption(name, curSong.variant != null && curSong.variant != "" ? curSong.variant : null, curSong.name));
 
 		// Add to Meta
-		var meta = Json.parse(sys.io.File.getContent('$songFolder/meta.json'));
-		if (meta.difficulties == null) meta.difficulties = [];
-		if (!meta.difficulties.contains(name)) {
-			meta.difficulties.push(name);
-			CoolUtil.safeSaveFile('$songFolder/meta.json', Chart.makeMetaSaveable(meta));
-		}
+		var metaPath = '$songFolder/meta${curSong.variant != null && curSong.variant == "" ? "-" + curSong.variant : ""}.json';
+		CoolUtil.safeSaveFile(metaPath, Chart.makeMetaSaveable(curSong));
 	}
 	#end
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/source/funkin/editors/charter/SongCreationScreen.hx b/source/funkin/editors/charter/SongCreationScreen.hx
index 21bb3cca..6790b514 100644
--- a/source/funkin/editors/charter/SongCreationScreen.hx
+++ b/source/funkin/editors/charter/SongCreationScreen.hx
@@ -450,10 +450,9 @@ class SongCreationScreen extends UISubstateWindow {
 		var vslicechart:NewSwagSong = Json.parse(files.get('${songId}-chart.json'));
 		var playData = vslicemeta.playData;
 
-		var meta:ChartMetaData = {name: songId};
+		var meta:ChartMetaData = formatMeta({name: songId});
 		var diffCharts:Array<ChartDataWithInfo> = [], events:Array<ChartEvent> = null;
 		VSliceParser.parse(vslicemeta, vslicechart, meta, diffCharts, songId);
-		formatMeta(meta);
 
 		if (diffCharts.length != 0) events = diffCharts[0].chart.events;
 		for (diff in diffCharts) diff.chart.events = [];