diff --git a/CHANGELOG-PRERELEASE.md b/CHANGELOG-PRERELEASE.md
index 21387b52..704189f0 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG-PRERELEASE.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG-PRERELEASE.md
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog].
 ### Removed
 
 ### Fixed
+- Prefab overrides on the scene are reverted on first load of the scene at first launch `#1372`
 
 ### Security
 
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6328dd6e..764bf7cd 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog].
 ### Removed
 
 ### Fixed
+- Prefab overrides on the scene are reverted on first load of the scene at first launch `#1372`
 
 ### Security
 
diff --git a/Internal/PrefabSafeSet/Editor/UniqueCollection/PrefabSafeUniqueCollectionRuntimeEditorImpl.cs b/Internal/PrefabSafeSet/Editor/UniqueCollection/PrefabSafeUniqueCollectionRuntimeEditorImpl.cs
index 033c04c5..39eb1e64 100644
--- a/Internal/PrefabSafeSet/Editor/UniqueCollection/PrefabSafeUniqueCollectionRuntimeEditorImpl.cs
+++ b/Internal/PrefabSafeSet/Editor/UniqueCollection/PrefabSafeUniqueCollectionRuntimeEditorImpl.cs
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ public static void OnValidate<TComponent>(TComponent component,
             var newCorrespondingObject = PrefabUtility.GetCorrespondingObjectFromSource(component);
             if (newCorrespondingObject != null &&
                 PrefabUtility.GetCorrespondingObjectFromSource(newCorrespondingObject) ==
-                PrefabSafeUniqueCollection.CorrespondingObject)
+                PrefabSafeUniqueCollection.CorrespondingObject
+                && !PrefabSafeUniqueCollection.IsNew) // not loading scene
             {
                 // this might be creating prefab. we do more checks
                 var newCorrespondingPrefabSafeUniqueCollection = getPrefabSafeUniqueCollection(newCorrespondingObject);