diff --git a/new-topic.sh b/new-topic.sh
index 0a0a9b5c1..d2736cf1f 100644
--- a/new-topic.sh
+++ b/new-topic.sh
@@ -101,8 +101,8 @@ ask_type
 
 filename="${title//[^[:alnum:]]/-}"
 filename=$(echo $filename | tr -s -)
-filename=${filename,,}
 filename="${filename}-${myuuid}"
+filename=${filename,,}
 [ $input == "i" ] && filename="index-${filename}"
 
 CONTEXT_DIR="${BASH_SOURCE%/*}"