diff --git a/src/xenia/kernel/xam/ui/create_profile_ui.cc b/src/xenia/kernel/xam/ui/create_profile_ui.cc
index ec641ae35..ac7c35897 100644
--- a/src/xenia/kernel/xam/ui/create_profile_ui.cc
+++ b/src/xenia/kernel/xam/ui/create_profile_ui.cc
@@ -39,15 +39,14 @@ void CreateProfileUI::OnDraw(ImGuiIO& io) {
   }
 
   ImGui::TextUnformatted("Gamertag:");
-  ImGui::InputText("##Gamertag", gamertag_, sizeof(gamertag_));
+  if (ImGui::InputText("##Gamertag", gamertag_, sizeof(gamertag_))) {
+    valid_gamertag_ = profile_manager->IsGamertagValid(std::string(gamertag_));
+  }
 
-  const std::string gamertag_string = std::string(gamertag_);
-  bool valid = profile_manager->IsGamertagValid(gamertag_string);
-
-  ImGui::BeginDisabled(!valid);
+  ImGui::BeginDisabled(!valid_gamertag_);
   if (ImGui::Button("Create")) {
     bool autologin = (profile_manager->GetAccountCount() == 0);
-    if (profile_manager->CreateProfile(gamertag_string, autologin,
+    if (profile_manager->CreateProfile(std::string(gamertag_), autologin,
                                        migration_) &&
         migration_) {
       emulator_->DataMigration(0xB13EBABEBABEBABE);
diff --git a/src/xenia/kernel/xam/ui/create_profile_ui.h b/src/xenia/kernel/xam/ui/create_profile_ui.h
index 84236eeef..d75aa3007 100644
--- a/src/xenia/kernel/xam/ui/create_profile_ui.h
+++ b/src/xenia/kernel/xam/ui/create_profile_ui.h
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ class CreateProfileUI final : public XamDialog {
   bool has_opened_ = false;
   bool migration_ = false;
   char gamertag_[16] = "";
+  bool valid_gamertag_ = false;
   Emulator* emulator_;
 };
 
diff --git a/src/xenia/kernel/xam/ui/signin_ui.cc b/src/xenia/kernel/xam/ui/signin_ui.cc
index 90aa0f620..9a912074f 100644
--- a/src/xenia/kernel/xam/ui/signin_ui.cc
+++ b/src/xenia/kernel/xam/ui/signin_ui.cc
@@ -148,14 +148,14 @@ void SigninUI::OnDraw(ImGuiIO& io) {
         }
 
         ImGui::TextUnformatted("Gamertag:");
-        ImGui::InputText("##Gamertag", gamertag_, sizeof(gamertag_));
+        if (ImGui::InputText("##Gamertag", gamertag_, sizeof(gamertag_))) {
+          valid_gamertag_ =
+              profile_manager_->IsGamertagValid(std::string(gamertag_));
+        }
 
-        const std::string gamertag_string = gamertag_;
-        bool valid = profile_manager_->IsGamertagValid(gamertag_string);
-
-        ImGui::BeginDisabled(!valid);
+        ImGui::BeginDisabled(!valid_gamertag_);
         if (ImGui::Button("Create")) {
-          profile_manager_->CreateProfile(gamertag_string, false);
+          profile_manager_->CreateProfile(std::string(gamertag_), false);
           std::fill(std::begin(gamertag_), std::end(gamertag_), '\0');
           ImGui::CloseCurrentPopup();
           creating_profile_ = false;
diff --git a/src/xenia/kernel/xam/ui/signin_ui.h b/src/xenia/kernel/xam/ui/signin_ui.h
index 01864a850..a4915830f 100644
--- a/src/xenia/kernel/xam/ui/signin_ui.h
+++ b/src/xenia/kernel/xam/ui/signin_ui.h
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ class SigninUI final : public XamDialog {
 
   bool creating_profile_ = false;
   char gamertag_[16] = "";
+  bool valid_gamertag_ = false;
 };
 
 }  // namespace ui