diff --git a/Editor/API/Serialization/AssetSaver.cs b/Editor/API/Serialization/AssetSaver.cs
index e2eb902c..cb44f9e0 100644
--- a/Editor/API/Serialization/AssetSaver.cs
+++ b/Editor/API/Serialization/AssetSaver.cs
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ internal AssetSaver(string generatedAssetsRoot, string avatarName, int assetsPer
                 var rootAssetPath = AssetDatabase.GenerateUniqueAssetPath(rootPath + "/" + avatarName + ".asset");
                 _rootAsset = ScriptableObject.CreateInstance<GeneratedAssets>();
                 AssetDatabase.CreateAsset(_rootAsset, rootAssetPath);
-                _currentSubContainer = CreateAssetContainer();
+                _currentSubContainer = CreateAssetContainer(inAssetEditing: true);
             
                 _assetCount = 0;
             }
@@ -116,12 +116,29 @@ public void SaveAsset(UnityEngine.Object? obj)
             _assetCount++;
         }
 
-        private SubAssetContainer CreateAssetContainer(string name = "assets")
+        private SubAssetContainer CreateAssetContainer(string name = "assets", bool inAssetEditing = false)
         {
             var subContainerPath = AssetDatabase.GenerateUniqueAssetPath(subAssetPath + "/" + name + ".asset");
             var subContainer = ScriptableObject.CreateInstance<SubAssetContainer>();
-            AssetDatabase.CreateAsset(subContainer, subContainerPath);
-            
+            try
+            {
+                AssetDatabase.CreateAsset(subContainer, subContainerPath);
+            }
+            catch (UnityException e)
+            {
+                // Sometimes this fails with "Global asset import parameters have been changed during import.
+                // Importing is restarted." - in this case, try creating it a second time
+                Debug.Log("Retrying asset creation due to " + e);
+
+                if (inAssetEditing)
+                {
+                    AssetDatabase.StopAssetEditing();
+                    AssetDatabase.StartAssetEditing();
+                }
+                
+                AssetDatabase.CreateAsset(subContainer, subContainerPath);
+            }
+
             _containers.Add(subContainer);
 
             return subContainer;