diff --git a/modules/cms/controllers/Index.php b/modules/cms/controllers/Index.php
index b0ad1636a..c0ecc5ae7 100644
--- a/modules/cms/controllers/Index.php
+++ b/modules/cms/controllers/Index.php
@@ -661,7 +661,7 @@ class Index extends Controller
 
         $widgetConfig = $this->makeConfig($formConfigs[$type]);
         $widgetConfig->model = $template;
-        $widgetConfig->alias = $alias ?: 'form'.studly_case($type).md5($template->getFileName());
+        $widgetConfig->alias = $alias ?: 'form'.studly_case($type).md5($template->exists ? $template->getFileName() : uniqid());
 
         return $this->makeWidget('Backend\Widgets\Form', $widgetConfig);
     }