diff --git a/public/script.js b/public/script.js
index c435e9fd0..184379da0 100644
--- a/public/script.js
+++ b/public/script.js
@@ -11084,9 +11084,9 @@ jQuery(async function () {
         const oldFileName = oldFileNameFull.replace('.jsonl', '');
 
         const popupText = await renderTemplateAsync('chatRename');
-        const newName = await callPopup(popupText, 'input', oldFileName);
+        const newName = await callGenericPopup(popupText, POPUP_TYPE.INPUT, oldFileName);
 
-        if (!newName || newName == oldFileName) {
+        if (!newName || typeof newName !== 'string' || newName == oldFileName) {
             console.log('no new name found, aborting');
             return;
         }