diff --git a/release/scripts/modules/bl_previews_utils/bl_previews_render.py b/release/scripts/modules/bl_previews_utils/bl_previews_render.py
index 8d1a782bc54..124b8de8eaf 100644
--- a/release/scripts/modules/bl_previews_utils/bl_previews_render.py
+++ b/release/scripts/modules/bl_previews_utils/bl_previews_render.py
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ def do_previews(do_objects, do_collections, do_scenes, do_data_intern):
         if engine == '__SCENE':
             backup_scene, backup_world, backup_camera, backup_light, backup_camera_data, backup_light_data = [()] * 6
             scene = bpy.context.window.scene
-            exclude_props = {('world',), ('camera',), ('tool_settings',), ('preview',)}
+            exclude_props = {('world',), ('camera',), ('tool_settings',), ('preview',), ('render','ffmpeg'), ('unit_settings',)}
             backup_scene = tuple(rna_backup_gen(scene, exclude_props=exclude_props))
             world = scene.world
             camera = scene.camera