diff --git a/client/src/components/Collections/PairedListCollectionCreator.vue b/client/src/components/Collections/PairedListCollectionCreator.vue
index d50b696d8c5..f16445d7503 100644
--- a/client/src/components/Collections/PairedListCollectionCreator.vue
+++ b/client/src/components/Collections/PairedListCollectionCreator.vue
@@ -724,6 +724,9 @@ export default {
                     revName = revName.replace(extension, "");
                 }
             }
+            if (lcs.substring(lcs.length-1) == "." || lcs.substring(lcs.length-1) == "_") {
+                lcs = lcs.substring(0,lcs.length-1)
+            }
             return lcs || `${fwdName} & ${revName}`;
         },
         clickAutopair: function () {