diff --git a/Core/RenderManager.cs b/Core/RenderManager.cs
index f9f8576..c150430 100644
--- a/Core/RenderManager.cs
+++ b/Core/RenderManager.cs
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ namespace ADOFAIRenderer.Core
             if (RenderContext.OutputPath != null) _currentOutPath = RenderContext.OutputPath;
             else {
                 var fileName = startTime.ToString("yyyy-MM-dd HH-mm-ss") +
-                           $".{Configuration.AdvancedConfig.FileExtension}";
+                           $".{Configuration.AdvancedConfig.FileExtension.TrimStart('.').ToLower()}";
                 _currentOutPath = Path.Combine(MelonEnvironment.GameRootDirectory, "Render", fileName);
             }
 
@@ -538,8 +538,6 @@ namespace ADOFAIRenderer.Core
 
                 videoFFmpeg = new FFmpegNativeEncoder(settings);
                 
-                SetupCaptureDirectory();
-                
                 _activeVideoFFmpeg = videoFFmpeg;
                 lock (_allVideoFFmpegInstances)
                 {