diff --git a/src/MenuLayer.cpp b/src/MenuLayer.cpp
index f5b920f..6d9cc16 100644
--- a/src/MenuLayer.cpp
+++ b/src/MenuLayer.cpp
@@ -124,10 +124,10 @@ class $modify(MenuLayerMLHook, MenuLayer) {
 		if (!useCustomSongs) toWriteToFile = toWriteToFile.append(fmt::format(" # Song: {} by {}", songName, songArtist));
 		auto test = utils::file::readString(m_fields->blacklistFile);
 		if (test.isErr()) return log::info("error reading blacklist file!");
-		auto result = geode::utils::file::writeString(m_fields->blacklistFile, fmt::format("{}\n{}", test.unwrap(), toWriteToFile));
+		auto result = geode::utils::file::writeString(m_fields->blacklistFile, test.unwrap().append(fmt::format("\n{}", toWriteToFile)));
 		if (result.isErr()) return log::info("error blacklisting song {}", currentSong);
 		if (!useCustomSongs) Utils::makeNewCard(fmt::format("Blacklisted {} by {} ({})!", songName, songArtist, songID));
-		else Utils::makeNewCard(fmt::format("Blacklisted {})!", currentSong));
+		else Utils::makeNewCard(fmt::format("Blacklisted {})!", Utils::currentCustomSong()));
 		m_fields->songManager.clearSongs();
 		Utils::populateVector(useCustomSongs);
 		if (!Utils::getBool("playlistMode")) Utils::setNewSong();
diff --git a/src/Utils.cpp b/src/Utils.cpp
index ab90047..ba4d6f1 100644
--- a/src/Utils.cpp
+++ b/src/Utils.cpp
@@ -226,17 +226,17 @@ void Utils::populateVector(bool customSongs) {
 			blacklist.push_back(blacklistString);
 			geode::log::info("{}", blacklistString);
 		}
-		geode::log::info("Finished storing oldDNBMessages.");
+		geode::log::info("Finished storing blacklist. size: {}", blacklist.size());
 	}
 
 	if (customSongs) {
 		for (auto file : std::filesystem::directory_iterator(configDir)) {
 			if (!std::filesystem::exists(file)) continue;
 
-			auto filePath = file.path();
+			const auto& filePath = file.path();
 			auto filePathString = filePath.string();
 
-			if (!Utils::isSupportedExtension(filePathString) || std::ranges::find(blacklist, filePathString) != blacklist.end()) continue;
+			if (!Utils::isSupportedExtension(filePathString) || std::ranges::find(blacklist, filePathString) != blacklist.end() || std::ranges::find(blacklist, filePath.filename().string()) != blacklist.end()) continue;
 
 			geode::log::debug("Adding custom song: {}", filePath.filename().string());
 			SongManager::get().addSong(filePathString);
@@ -321,4 +321,10 @@ int Utils::getSongID() {
 	const auto songInfo = Utils::getSongInfoObject();
 	if (!songInfo) return -1;
 	return songInfo->m_songID;
+}
+
+std::string Utils::currentCustomSong() {
+	if (!Utils::getBool("useCustomSongs")) return Utils::getSongName();
+	if (SongManager::get().isOriginalMenuLoop()) return "";
+	return std::filesystem::path(SongManager::get().getCurrentSong()).filename().string();
 }
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diff --git a/src/Utils.hpp b/src/Utils.hpp
index 7429466..959e980 100644
--- a/src/Utils.hpp
+++ b/src/Utils.hpp
@@ -20,4 +20,5 @@ class Utils {
 	static std::string getSongName();
 	static std::string getSongArtist();
 	static int getSongID();
+	static std::string currentCustomSong();
 };
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