diff --git a/es-app/src/FileData.cpp b/es-app/src/FileData.cpp
index d4279105b..f9f28185b 100644
--- a/es-app/src/FileData.cpp
+++ b/es-app/src/FileData.cpp
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ FileData::FileData(FileType type, const fs::path& path, SystemData* system)
 {
 	// metadata needs at least a name field (since that's what getName() will return)
 	if(metadata.get("name").empty())
-		metadata.set("name", getCleanName());
+		metadata.set("name", getDisplayName());
 }
 
 FileData::~FileData()
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ FileData::~FileData()
 		delete mChildren.back();
 }
 
-std::string FileData::getCleanName() const
+std::string FileData::getDisplayName() const
 {
 	std::string stem = mPath.stem().generic_string();
 	if(mSystem && mSystem->hasPlatformId(PlatformIds::ARCADE) || mSystem->hasPlatformId(PlatformIds::NEOGEO))
@@ -69,6 +69,11 @@ std::string FileData::getCleanName() const
 	return stem;
 }
 
+std::string FileData::getCleanName() const
+{
+	return removeParenthesis(this->getDisplayName());
+}
+
 const std::string& FileData::getThumbnailPath() const
 {
 	if(!metadata.get("thumbnail").empty())
diff --git a/es-app/src/FileData.h b/es-app/src/FileData.h
index add6345f4..99fba0671 100644
--- a/es-app/src/FileData.h
+++ b/es-app/src/FileData.h
@@ -49,7 +49,10 @@ public:
 	void addChild(FileData* file); // Error if mType != FOLDER
 	void removeChild(FileData* file); //Error if mType != FOLDER
 
-	// Returns our best guess at the "real" name for this file (will strip parenthesis and attempt to perform MAME name translation)
+	// Returns our best guess at the "real" name for this file (will attempt to perform MAME name translation)
+	std::string getDisplayName() const;
+
+	// As above, but also remove parenthesis
 	std::string getCleanName() const;
 
 	typedef bool ComparisonFunction(const FileData* a, const FileData* b);
diff --git a/es-app/src/Gamelist.cpp b/es-app/src/Gamelist.cpp
index 8c647fc4d..9caeda354 100644
--- a/es-app/src/Gamelist.cpp
+++ b/es-app/src/Gamelist.cpp
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ void addFileDataNode(pugi::xml_node& parent, const FileData* file, const char* t
 	
 	if(newNode.children().begin() == newNode.child("name") //first element is name
 		&& ++newNode.children().begin() == newNode.children().end() //theres only one element
-		&& newNode.child("name").text().get() == file->getCleanName()) //the name is the default
+		&& newNode.child("name").text().get() == file->getDisplayName()) //the name is the default
 	{
 		//if the only info is the default name, don't bother with this node
 		//delete it and ultimately do nothing