diff --git a/src/dialogs/TypesInteractionDialog.cpp b/src/dialogs/TypesInteractionDialog.cpp
index eb2c2284..be363a30 100644
--- a/src/dialogs/TypesInteractionDialog.cpp
+++ b/src/dialogs/TypesInteractionDialog.cpp
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ TypesInteractionDialog::TypesInteractionDialog(QWidget *parent, bool readOnly)
     syntaxHighLighter = Config()->createSyntaxHighlighter(ui->plainTextEdit->document());
     ui->buttonBox->button(QDialogButtonBox::Ok)->setEnabled(false);
     ui->plainTextEdit->setReadOnly(readOnly);
-    this->typeName = "";
 }
 
 TypesInteractionDialog::~TypesInteractionDialog() {}
@@ -64,10 +63,21 @@ void TypesInteractionDialog::done(int r)
 {
     if (r == QDialog::Accepted) {
         RzCoreLocked core(Core());
-        bool edited = rz_type_db_edit_base_type(
+        bool success;
+        if (!typeName.isEmpty()) {
+            success = rz_type_db_edit_base_type(
                 core->analysis->typedb, this->typeName.toUtf8().constData(),
                 ui->plainTextEdit->toPlainText().toUtf8().constData());
-        if (edited) {
+        } else {
+            char *error_msg = NULL;
+            success = rz_type_parse_string_stateless(core->analysis->typedb->parser,
+                ui->plainTextEdit->toPlainText().toUtf8().constData(), &error_msg) == 0;
+            if (error_msg) {
+                RZ_LOG_ERROR("%s\n", error_msg);
+                rz_mem_free(error_msg);
+            }
+        }
+        if (success) {
             emit newTypesLoaded();
             QDialog::done(r);
             return;
diff --git a/src/widgets/TypesWidget.cpp b/src/widgets/TypesWidget.cpp
index ebdeace1..3891314e 100644
--- a/src/widgets/TypesWidget.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/TypesWidget.cpp
@@ -293,7 +293,6 @@ void TypesWidget::on_actionLoad_New_Types_triggered()
     TypesInteractionDialog dialog(this);
     connect(&dialog, &TypesInteractionDialog::newTypesLoaded, this, &TypesWidget::refreshTypes);
     dialog.setWindowTitle(tr("Load New Types"));
-    dialog.setTypeName(t.type);
     dialog.exec();
 }