diff --git a/pkg/sqlite/studio.go b/pkg/sqlite/studio.go
index bddc17c12..1a05be6f3 100644
--- a/pkg/sqlite/studio.go
+++ b/pkg/sqlite/studio.go
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ func (qb *StudioStore) Create(ctx context.Context, newObject *models.Studio) err
 	}
 
 	if newObject.Aliases.Loaded() {
-		if err := studio.EnsureAliasesUnique(ctx, id, newObject.Aliases.List(), qb); err != nil {
+		if err := studio.ValidateAliases(ctx, id, newObject.Aliases.List(), qb); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 
@@ -232,10 +232,6 @@ func (qb *StudioStore) UpdatePartial(ctx context.Context, input models.StudioPar
 	}
 
 	if input.Aliases != nil {
-		if err := studio.EnsureAliasesUnique(ctx, input.ID, input.Aliases.Values, qb); err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-
 		if err := studiosAliasesTableMgr.modifyJoins(ctx, input.ID, input.Aliases.Values, input.Aliases.Mode); err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/studio/validate.go b/pkg/studio/validate.go
index 8a8676351..4e2f51c84 100644
--- a/pkg/studio/validate.go
+++ b/pkg/studio/validate.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 
 var (
 	ErrNameMissing       = errors.New("studio name must not be blank")
+	ErrEmptyAlias        = errors.New("studio alias must not be an empty string")
 	ErrStudioOwnAncestor = errors.New("studio cannot be an ancestor of itself")
 )
 
@@ -61,9 +62,12 @@ func EnsureStudioNameUnique(ctx context.Context, id int, name string, qb models.
 	return nil
 }
 
-func EnsureAliasesUnique(ctx context.Context, id int, aliases []string, qb models.StudioQueryer) error {
+func ValidateAliases(ctx context.Context, id int, aliases []string, qb models.StudioQueryer) error {
 	for _, a := range aliases {
-		if err := EnsureStudioNameUnique(ctx, id, a, qb); err != nil {
+		if err := validateName(ctx, id, a, qb); err != nil {
+			if errors.Is(err, ErrNameMissing) {
+				return ErrEmptyAlias
+			}
 			return err
 		}
 	}
@@ -77,7 +81,7 @@ func ValidateCreate(ctx context.Context, studio models.Studio, qb models.StudioQ
 	}
 
 	if studio.Aliases.Loaded() && len(studio.Aliases.List()) > 0 {
-		if err := EnsureAliasesUnique(ctx, 0, studio.Aliases.List(), qb); err != nil {
+		if err := ValidateAliases(ctx, 0, studio.Aliases.List(), qb); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 	}
@@ -131,7 +135,7 @@ func ValidateModify(ctx context.Context, s models.StudioPartial, qb ValidateModi
 		}
 
 		effectiveAliases := s.Aliases.Apply(existing.Aliases.List())
-		if err := EnsureAliasesUnique(ctx, s.ID, effectiveAliases, qb); err != nil {
+		if err := ValidateAliases(ctx, s.ID, effectiveAliases, qb); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/ui/v2.5/src/components/Tagger/scenes/StudioModal.tsx b/ui/v2.5/src/components/Tagger/scenes/StudioModal.tsx
index e01c40881..a77025d57 100644
--- a/ui/v2.5/src/components/Tagger/scenes/StudioModal.tsx
+++ b/ui/v2.5/src/components/Tagger/scenes/StudioModal.tsx
@@ -236,7 +236,10 @@ const StudioModal: React.FC<IStudioModalProps> = ({
       image: studio.image,
       parent_id: studio.parent?.stored_id,
       details: studio.details,
-      aliases: studio.aliases?.split(",").map((a) => a.trim()),
+      aliases: studio.aliases
+        ?.split(",")
+        .map((a) => a.trim())
+        .filter((a) => a),
       tag_ids: studio.tags?.map((t) => t.stored_id).filter((id) => id) as
         | string[]
         | undefined,
@@ -270,7 +273,10 @@ const StudioModal: React.FC<IStudioModalProps> = ({
         urls: studio.parent?.urls,
         image: studio.parent?.image,
         details: studio.parent?.details,
-        aliases: studio.parent?.aliases?.split(",").map((a) => a.trim()),
+        aliases: studio.parent?.aliases
+          ?.split(",")
+          .map((a) => a.trim())
+          .filter((a) => a),
         tag_ids: studio.parent?.tags
           ?.map((t) => t.stored_id)
           .filter((id) => id) as string[] | undefined,