diff --git a/es-app/src/guis/GuiCollectionSystemsOptions.cpp b/es-app/src/guis/GuiCollectionSystemsOptions.cpp
index ebd4edda5..b120ff6cc 100644
--- a/es-app/src/guis/GuiCollectionSystemsOptions.cpp
+++ b/es-app/src/guis/GuiCollectionSystemsOptions.cpp
@@ -257,7 +257,6 @@ GuiCollectionSystemsOptions::GuiCollectionSystemsOptions(
                                         collectionsConfigEntry);
                                 setNeedsSaving();
                                 setNeedsGoToStart();
-                                setNeedsGoToSystem(SystemData::sSystemVector.front());
                             }
                             CollectionSystemsManager::get()->deleteCustomCollection(name);
                             return true;
diff --git a/es-app/src/guis/GuiSettings.cpp b/es-app/src/guis/GuiSettings.cpp
index caba5800b..1bb6234a2 100644
--- a/es-app/src/guis/GuiSettings.cpp
+++ b/es-app/src/guis/GuiSettings.cpp
@@ -84,12 +84,17 @@ void GuiSettings::save()
         ViewController::get()->goToSystem(mGoToSystem, false);
 
     if (mNeedsGoToGroupedCollections) {
+        bool groupedSystemExists = false;
         for (SystemData* system : SystemData::sSystemVector) {
             if (system->getThemeFolder() == "custom-collections") {
                 ViewController::get()->goToSystem(system, false);
+                groupedSystemExists = true;
                 continue;
             }
         }
+        if (!groupedSystemExists)
+            // No grouped custom collection system exists, so go to the first system instead.
+            ViewController::get()->goToSystem(SystemData::sSystemVector.front(), false);
     }
 
     if (mNeedsCollectionsUpdate) {