diff --git a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaClient/Source/Screens/CharacterEditorScreen.cs b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaClient/Source/Screens/CharacterEditorScreen.cs
index 7f3a062e2..33e7cb5f1 100644
--- a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaClient/Source/Screens/CharacterEditorScreen.cs
+++ b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaClient/Source/Screens/CharacterEditorScreen.cs
@@ -1296,27 +1296,33 @@ namespace Barotrauma
             string speciesName = name;
             // Config file
             string configFilePath = Path.Combine(mainFolder, $"{speciesName}.xml").Replace(@"\", @"/");
-            if (ContentPackage.GetFilesOfType(GameMain.SelectedPackages, ContentType.Character).None(path => path.Contains(speciesName)))
+            if (ContentPackage.GetFilesOfType(GameMain.SelectedPackages, ContentType.Character).Any(path => path.Contains(speciesName)))
             {
-                // Create the config file
-                XElement mainElement = new XElement("Character",
-                    new XAttribute("name", speciesName),
-                    new XAttribute("humanoid", isHumanoid),
-                    new XElement("ragdolls", new XAttribute("folder", Path.Combine(mainFolder, $"Ragdolls/").Replace(@"\", @"/"))),
-                    new XElement("animations", new XAttribute("folder", Path.Combine(mainFolder, $"Animations/").Replace(@"\", @"/"))),
-                    new XElement("health"),
-                    new XElement("ai"));
-                XDocument doc = new XDocument(mainElement);
-                if (!Directory.Exists(mainFolder))
-                {
-                    Directory.CreateDirectory(mainFolder);
-                }
-                doc.Save(configFilePath);
-                // Add to the selected content package
-                contentPackage.AddFile(configFilePath, ContentType.Character);
-                contentPackage.Save(contentPackage.Path);
-                DebugConsole.NewMessage(GetCharacterEditorTranslation("ContentPackageSaved").Replace("[path]", contentPackage.Path));
+                GUI.AddMessage(GetCharacterEditorTranslation("ExistingCharacterFound"), Color.Red, font: GUI.LargeFont);
+                // TODO: add a prompt: "Do you want to replace it?" + functionality
+                return false;
             }
+
+            // Create the config file
+            XElement mainElement = new XElement("Character",
+                new XAttribute("name", speciesName),
+                new XAttribute("humanoid", isHumanoid),
+                new XElement("ragdolls", new XAttribute("folder", Path.Combine(mainFolder, $"Ragdolls/").Replace(@"\", @"/"))),
+                new XElement("animations", new XAttribute("folder", Path.Combine(mainFolder, $"Animations/").Replace(@"\", @"/"))),
+                new XElement("health"),
+                new XElement("ai"));
+
+            XDocument doc = new XDocument(mainElement);
+            if (!Directory.Exists(mainFolder))
+            {
+                Directory.CreateDirectory(mainFolder);
+            }
+            doc.Save(configFilePath);
+            // Add to the selected content package
+            contentPackage.AddFile(configFilePath, ContentType.Character);
+            contentPackage.Save(contentPackage.Path);
+            DebugConsole.NewMessage(GetCharacterEditorTranslation("ContentPackageSaved").Replace("[path]", contentPackage.Path));
+
             // Ragdoll
             string ragdollFolder = RagdollParams.GetFolder(speciesName);
             string ragdollPath = RagdollParams.GetDefaultFile(speciesName);
diff --git a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Source/Characters/Animation/Params/Ragdoll/RagdollParams.cs b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Source/Characters/Animation/Params/Ragdoll/RagdollParams.cs
index 3f32ca43d..81677d50f 100644
--- a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Source/Characters/Animation/Params/Ragdoll/RagdollParams.cs
+++ b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Source/Characters/Animation/Params/Ragdoll/RagdollParams.cs
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ namespace Barotrauma
             var folder = XMLExtensions.TryLoadXml(Character.GetConfigFile(speciesName))?.Root?.Element("ragdolls")?.GetAttributeString("folder", string.Empty);
             if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(folder) || folder.ToLowerInvariant() == "default")
             {
+                //DebugConsole.NewMessage("[RagollParams] Using the default folder.");
                 folder = GetDefaultFolder(speciesName);
             }
             return folder;