diff --git a/Penumbra/Collections/Manager/CollectionStorage.cs b/Penumbra/Collections/Manager/CollectionStorage.cs
index c26ce7f9..c20d72bb 100644
--- a/Penumbra/Collections/Manager/CollectionStorage.cs
+++ b/Penumbra/Collections/Manager/CollectionStorage.cs
@@ -89,8 +89,12 @@ public class CollectionStorage : IReadOnlyList<ModCollection>, IDisposable, ISer
     /// <remarks> Starts at 1 because the empty collection gets Zero. </remarks>
     public LocalCollectionId CurrentCollectionId => new(_currentCollectionIdValue);
     
-    private LocalCollectionId AllocateNextId () 
-        => new(Interlocked.Increment(ref _currentCollectionIdValue));
+    private LocalCollectionId AllocateNextId ()
+    {
+        var newLocalId = new LocalCollectionId(_currentCollectionIdValue);
+        Interlocked.Increment(ref _currentCollectionIdValue);
+        return newLocalId;
+    }
 
     /// <summary> Default enumeration skips the empty collection. </summary>
     public IEnumerator<ModCollection> GetEnumerator()