diff --git a/packages/bruno-app/src/providers/ReduxStore/slices/collections/index.js b/packages/bruno-app/src/providers/ReduxStore/slices/collections/index.js
index 90927fa8e..f49849672 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-app/src/providers/ReduxStore/slices/collections/index.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-app/src/providers/ReduxStore/slices/collections/index.js
@@ -1179,7 +1179,6 @@ export const collectionsSlice = createSlice({
             uid: uuid(),
             name: '',
             value: '',
-            type: 'request',
             enabled: true
           });
           set(folder, 'root.request.vars.req', vars);
@@ -1189,7 +1188,6 @@ export const collectionsSlice = createSlice({
             uid: uuid(),
             name: '',
             value: '',
-            type: 'response',
             enabled: true
           });
           set(folder, 'root.request.vars.res', vars);
diff --git a/packages/bruno-app/src/utils/collections/index.js b/packages/bruno-app/src/utils/collections/index.js
index a30f901cb..6d992c8e6 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-app/src/utils/collections/index.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-app/src/utils/collections/index.js
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ export const transformCollectionToSaveToExportAsFile = (collection, options = {}
         }
       }
 
-      if (si?.root) {
+      if (si.type == 'folder' && si?.root) {
         di.root = {
           request: {
             headers: si?.root?.request?.headers,
@@ -393,10 +393,6 @@ export const transformCollectionToSaveToExportAsFile = (collection, options = {}
             name: si?.root?.meta?.name
           }
         };
-
-        di.root.request.auth = {
-          mode: get(si.root.request, 'auth.mode', 'none')
-        };
       }
 
       if (si.type === 'js') {
diff --git a/packages/bruno-electron/src/bru/index.js b/packages/bruno-electron/src/bru/index.js
index 3159b5167..6fcd61883 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-electron/src/bru/index.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-electron/src/bru/index.js
@@ -38,11 +38,10 @@ const collectionBruToJson = (bru) => {
   }
 };
 
-const jsonToCollectionBru = (json) => {
+const jsonToCollectionBru = (json, isFolder) => {
   try {
     const collectionBruJson = {
       headers: _.get(json, 'request.headers', []),
-      auth: _.get(json, 'request.auth', {}),
       script: {
         req: _.get(json, 'request.script.req', ''),
         res: _.get(json, 'request.script.res', '')
@@ -64,6 +63,10 @@ const jsonToCollectionBru = (json) => {
       };
     }
 
+    if (!isFolder) {
+      collectionBruJson.auth = _.get(json, 'request.auth', {});
+    }
+
     return _jsonToCollectionBru(collectionBruJson);
   } catch (error) {
     return Promise.reject(error);
diff --git a/packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/collection.js b/packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/collection.js
index 957ecc1d9..9dfec1eb1 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/collection.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/collection.js
@@ -161,7 +161,10 @@ const registerRendererEventHandlers = (mainWindow, watcher, lastOpenedCollection
         name: folderName
       };
 
-      const content = jsonToCollectionBru(folderRoot);
+      const content = jsonToCollectionBru(
+        folderRoot,
+        true // isFolder
+      );
       await writeFile(folderBruFilePath, content);
     } catch (error) {
       return Promise.reject(error);
@@ -439,10 +442,14 @@ const registerRendererEventHandlers = (mainWindow, watcher, lastOpenedCollection
             const folderPath = path.join(currentPath, item.name);
             fs.mkdirSync(folderPath);
 
-            const folderBruFilePath = path.join(folderPath, 'folder.bru');
-            const folderContent = jsonToCollectionBru(item.root);
-            console.log('folder COntent', item.root, folderContent);
-            fs.writeFileSync(folderBruFilePath, folderContent);
+            if (item?.root?.meta?.name) {
+              const folderBruFilePath = path.join(folderPath, 'folder.bru');
+              const folderContent = jsonToCollectionBru(
+                item.root,
+                true // isFolder
+              );
+              fs.writeFileSync(folderBruFilePath, folderContent);
+            }
 
             if (item.items && item.items.length) {
               parseCollectionItems(item.items, folderPath);