diff --git a/specifyweb/frontend/js_src/lib/components/Forms/Save.tsx b/specifyweb/frontend/js_src/lib/components/Forms/Save.tsx
index 1a1f715d42e..e1a13b4d1f9 100644
--- a/specifyweb/frontend/js_src/lib/components/Forms/Save.tsx
+++ b/specifyweb/frontend/js_src/lib/components/Forms/Save.tsx
@@ -407,7 +407,12 @@ function useEnabledButtons<SCHEMA extends AnySchema = AnySchema>(
     !NO_CLONE.has(tableName) &&
     !isDisabledCloneAppResource;
   const showAdd =
-    !disableAdd.includes(tableName) && !FORBID_ADDING.has(tableName);
+    !disableAdd.includes(tableName) &&
+    !FORBID_ADDING.has(tableName) &&
+    !(
+      tableName === 'SpAppResource' &&
+      appResourceName === 'CollectionPreferences'
+    );
 
   return {
     showClone,