diff --git a/packages/bruno-app/src/providers/App/useLocalCollectionTreeSync.js b/packages/bruno-app/src/providers/App/useLocalCollectionTreeSync.js
index ac4f73404..4c548464e 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-app/src/providers/App/useLocalCollectionTreeSync.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-app/src/providers/App/useLocalCollectionTreeSync.js
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ const useLocalCollectionTreeSync = () => {
 
     const { ipcRenderer } = window;
 
-    const _openCollection = (pathname, uid) => {
-      console.log(`collection uid: ${uid}, pathname: ${pathname}`);
-      dispatch(openLocalCollectionEvent(uid, pathname));
+    const _openCollection = (pathname, uid, name) => {
+      console.log(`collection uid: ${uid}, pathname: ${pathname}, name: ${name}`);
+      dispatch(openLocalCollectionEvent(uid, pathname, name));
     };
 
     const _collectionTreeUpdated = (type, val) => {
@@ -60,16 +60,22 @@ const useLocalCollectionTreeSync = () => {
       toast.success('Collection is already opened under local collections');
     };
 
+    const _displayError = (message) => {
+      toast.error(message || 'Something went wrong!');
+    };
+
     ipcRenderer.invoke('renderer:ready');
 
     const removeListener1 = ipcRenderer.on('main:collection-opened', _openCollection);
     const removeListener2 = ipcRenderer.on('main:collection-tree-updated', _collectionTreeUpdated);
     const removeListener3 = ipcRenderer.on('main:collection-already-opened', _collectionAlreadyOpened);
+    const removeListener4 = ipcRenderer.on('main:display-error', _displayError);
 
     return () => {
       removeListener1();
       removeListener2();
       removeListener3();
+      removeListener4();
     };
   }, [isElectron]);
 };
diff --git a/packages/bruno-app/src/providers/ReduxStore/slices/collections/actions.js b/packages/bruno-app/src/providers/ReduxStore/slices/collections/actions.js
index 8fd4ce7c2..e1e5e7abc 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-app/src/providers/ReduxStore/slices/collections/actions.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-app/src/providers/ReduxStore/slices/collections/actions.js
@@ -57,11 +57,11 @@ export const loadCollectionsFromIdb = () => (dispatch) => {
     .catch(() => toast.error("Error occured while loading collections from IndexedDB"));
 };
 
-export const openLocalCollectionEvent = (uid, pathname) => (dispatch, getState) => {
+export const openLocalCollectionEvent = (uid, pathname, name) => (dispatch, getState) => {
   const localCollection = {
     version: "1",
     uid: uid,
-    name: path.basename(pathname),
+    name: name,
     pathname: pathname,
     items: []
   };
diff --git a/packages/bruno-electron/package.json b/packages/bruno-electron/package.json
index 9a7a5b9b5..532822474 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-electron/package.json
+++ b/packages/bruno-electron/package.json
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@
     "fs-extra": "^10.1.0",
     "is-valid-path": "^0.1.1",
     "lodash": "^4.17.21",
-    "nanoid": "3.3.4"
+    "nanoid": "3.3.4",
+    "yup": "^0.32.11"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "electron": "^21.1.1",
diff --git a/packages/bruno-electron/src/app/collections.js b/packages/bruno-electron/src/app/collections.js
index da649eb21..8a022a177 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-electron/src/app/collections.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-electron/src/app/collections.js
@@ -1,8 +1,52 @@
-const { uuid } = require('../utils/common');
+const fs = require('fs');
+const path = require('path');
 const { dialog, ipcMain } = require('electron');
+const Yup = require('yup');
 const { isDirectory, normalizeAndResolvePath } = require('../utils/filesystem');
 
-const openCollection = async (win, watcher) => {
+const uidSchema = Yup.string()
+  .length(21, 'uid must be 21 characters in length')
+  .matches(/^[a-zA-Z0-9]*$/, 'uid must be alphanumeric')
+  .required('uid is required')
+  .strict();
+
+const configSchema = Yup.object({
+  uid: uidSchema,
+  name: Yup.string().nullable().max(256, 'name must be 256 characters or less'),
+  type: Yup.string().oneOf(['collection']).required('type is required'),
+  version: Yup.string().oneOf(['1']).required('type is required')
+}).noUnknown(true).strict();
+
+const readConfigFile = async (pathname) => {
+  try {
+    const jsonData = fs.readFileSync(pathname, 'utf8');
+    return JSON.parse(jsonData);
+  } catch(err) {
+    return Promise.reject(new Error("Unable to parse json in bruno.json"));
+  }
+}
+
+const validateSchema = async (config) => {
+  try {
+    await configSchema.validate(config);
+  } catch(err) {
+    return Promise.reject(new Error("bruno.json format is invalid"));
+  }
+};
+
+const getCollectionConfigFile = async (pathname) => {
+  const configFilePath = path.join(pathname, 'bruno.json');
+  if (!fs.existsSync(configFilePath)){
+    throw new Error(`The collection is not valid (bruno.json not found)`);
+  }
+
+  const config = await readConfigFile(configFilePath);
+  await validateSchema(config);
+
+  return config;
+}
+
+const openCollectionDialog = async (win, watcher) => {
   const { filePaths } = await dialog.showOpenDialog(win, {
     properties: ['openDirectory', 'createDirectory']
   });
@@ -10,19 +54,37 @@ const openCollection = async (win, watcher) => {
   if (filePaths && filePaths[0]) {
     const resolvedPath = normalizeAndResolvePath(filePaths[0]);
     if (isDirectory(resolvedPath)) {
-      if(!watcher.hasWatcher(resolvedPath)) {
-        const uid = uuid();
-        win.webContents.send('main:collection-opened', resolvedPath, uid);
-        ipcMain.emit('main:collection-opened', win, resolvedPath, uid);
-      } else {
-        win.webContents.send('main:collection-already-opened', resolvedPath);
-      }
+      openCollection(win, watcher, resolvedPath);
     } else {
       console.error(`[ERROR] Cannot open unknown folder: "${resolvedPath}"`);
     }
   }
+}
+
+const openCollection = async (win, watcher, collectionPath, options = {}) => {
+  if(!watcher.hasWatcher(collectionPath)) {
+    try {
+      const {
+        uid,
+        name
+      } = await getCollectionConfigFile(collectionPath);
+
+      console.log(uid);
+      console.log(name);
+
+      win.webContents.send('main:collection-opened', collectionPath, uid, name);
+      ipcMain.emit('main:collection-opened', win, collectionPath, uid);
+    } catch(err) {
+      if(!options.dontSendDisplayErrors) {
+        win.webContents.send('main:display-error', err.message || 'An error occured while opening the local collection');
+      }
+    }
+  } else {
+    win.webContents.send('main:collection-already-opened', collectionPath);
+  }
 };
 
 module.exports = {
-  openCollection
+  openCollection,
+  openCollectionDialog
 };
diff --git a/packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/local-collection.js b/packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/local-collection.js
index 819623089..a8d8695e7 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/local-collection.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/local-collection.js
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ const {
   createDirectory
 } = require('../utils/filesystem');
 const { uuid, stringifyJson, parseJson } = require('../utils/common');
-const { openCollection } = require('../app/collections');
+const { openCollectionDialog, openCollection } = require('../app/collections');
 
 const registerRendererEventHandlers = (mainWindow, watcher, lastOpenedCollections) => {
   // browse directory
@@ -41,14 +41,14 @@ const registerRendererEventHandlers = (mainWindow, watcher, lastOpenedCollection
 
       const uid = uuid();
       const content = await stringifyJson({
-        version: '1.0',
+        version: '1',
         uid: uid,
         name: collectionName,
         type: 'collection'
       });
       await writeFile(path.join(dirPath, 'bruno.json'), content);
 
-      mainWindow.webContents.send('main:collection-opened', dirPath, uid);
+      mainWindow.webContents.send('main:collection-opened', dirPath, uid, collectionName);
       ipcMain.emit('main:collection-opened', mainWindow, dirPath, uid);
 
       return;
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ const registerRendererEventHandlers = (mainWindow, watcher, lastOpenedCollection
 
   ipcMain.handle('renderer:open-collection', () => {
     if(watcher && mainWindow) {
-      openCollection(mainWindow, watcher);
+      openCollectionDialog(mainWindow, watcher);
     }
   });
 
@@ -168,9 +168,9 @@ const registerRendererEventHandlers = (mainWindow, watcher, lastOpenedCollection
     if(lastOpened && lastOpened.length) {
       for(let collectionPath of lastOpened) {
         if(isDirectory(collectionPath)) {
-          const uid = uuid();
-          mainWindow.webContents.send('main:collection-opened', collectionPath, uid);
-          ipcMain.emit('main:collection-opened', mainWindow, collectionPath, uid);
+          openCollection(mainWindow, watcher, collectionPath, {
+            dontSendDisplayErrors: true
+          });
         }
       }
     }
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ const registerRendererEventHandlers = (mainWindow, watcher, lastOpenedCollection
 const registerMainEventHandlers = (mainWindow, watcher, lastOpenedCollections) => {
   ipcMain.on('main:open-collection', () => {
     if(watcher && mainWindow) {
-      openCollection(mainWindow, watcher);
+      openCollectionDialog(mainWindow, watcher);
     }
   });