diff --git a/modules/textual_inversion/textual_inversion.py b/modules/textual_inversion/textual_inversion.py
index 22c7b54b..4921bd01 100644
--- a/modules/textual_inversion/textual_inversion.py
+++ b/modules/textual_inversion/textual_inversion.py
@@ -167,6 +167,8 @@ def create_embedding(name, num_vectors_per_token, overwrite_old, init_text='*'):
     for i in range(num_vectors_per_token):
         vec[i] = embedded[i * int(embedded.shape[0]) // num_vectors_per_token]
 
+    # Remove illegal characters from name.
+    name = "".join( x for x in name if (x.isalnum() or x in "._- "))
     fn = os.path.join(shared.cmd_opts.embeddings_dir, f"{name}.pt")
     if not overwrite_old:
         assert not os.path.exists(fn), f"file {fn} already exists"
@@ -287,7 +289,9 @@ def train_embedding(embedding_name, learn_rate, batch_size, data_root, log_direc
         pbar.set_description(f"[Epoch {epoch_num}: {epoch_step}/{len(ds)}]loss: {losses.mean():.7f}")
 
         if embedding.step > 0 and embedding_dir is not None and embedding.step % save_embedding_every == 0:
-            last_saved_file = os.path.join(embedding_dir, f'{embedding_name}-{embedding.step}.pt')
+            # Before saving, change name to match current checkpoint.
+            embedding.name = f'{embedding_name}-{embedding.step}'
+            last_saved_file = os.path.join(embedding_dir, f'{embedding.name}.pt')
             embedding.save(last_saved_file)
             embedding_yet_to_be_embedded = True
 
@@ -374,6 +378,9 @@ Last saved image: {html.escape(last_saved_image)}<br/>
     embedding.sd_checkpoint = checkpoint.hash
     embedding.sd_checkpoint_name = checkpoint.model_name
     embedding.cached_checksum = None
+    # Before saving for the last time, change name back to base name (as opposed to the save_embedding_every step-suffixed naming convention).
+    embedding.name = embedding_name
+    filename = os.path.join(shared.cmd_opts.embedding_dir, f'{embedding.name}.pt')
     embedding.save(filename)
 
     return embedding, filename