diff --git a/plugins/shortcuts/src/AddShortcut.tsx b/plugins/shortcuts/src/AddShortcut.tsx
index 32a5aaa947..e518a89934 100644
--- a/plugins/shortcuts/src/AddShortcut.tsx
+++ b/plugins/shortcuts/src/AddShortcut.tsx
@@ -61,20 +61,17 @@ export const AddShortcut = ({
   const [formValues, setFormValues] = useState<FormValues>();
   const open = Boolean(anchorEl);
   const analytics = useAnalytics();
+  const shortcutData = api.get();
 
   const handleSave: SubmitHandler<FormValues> = async ({ url, title }) => {
     if (!api.get().some(shortcutTitle => shortcutTitle.title === title)) {
       analytics.captureEvent('click', `Clicked 'Save' in AddShortcut`);
     }
     const shortcut: Omit<Shortcut, 'id'> = { url, title };
-    const shortcutData = api.get();
 
     try {
       if (shortcutData.some(shortcutTitle => shortcutTitle.title === title)) {
-        alertApi.post({
-          message: `Shortcut title already exist`,
-          severity: 'error',
-        });
+        throw new Error(`Shortcut Title '${title}' already Exist`);
       } else {
         await api.add(shortcut);
         alertApi.post({
diff --git a/plugins/shortcuts/src/EditShortcut.tsx b/plugins/shortcuts/src/EditShortcut.tsx
index df0476f5db..5f1125e37a 100644
--- a/plugins/shortcuts/src/EditShortcut.tsx
+++ b/plugins/shortcuts/src/EditShortcut.tsx
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ export const EditShortcut = ({
   const alertApi = useApi(alertApiRef);
   const open = Boolean(anchorEl);
   const analytics = useAnalytics();
+  const shortcutData = api.get();
 
   const handleSave: SubmitHandler<FormValues> = async ({ url, title }) => {
     if (!api.get().some(shortcutTitle => shortcutTitle.title === title)) {
@@ -72,11 +73,8 @@ export const EditShortcut = ({
     };
 
     try {
-      if (api.get().some(shortcutTitle => shortcutTitle.title === title)) {
-        alertApi.post({
-          message: `Shortcut title already exist`,
-          severity: 'error',
-        });
+      if (shortcutData.some(shortcutTitle => shortcutTitle.title === title)) {
+        throw new Error(`Shortcut Title '${title}' already Exist`);
       } else {
         await api.update(newShortcut);
         alertApi.post({