diff --git a/plugins/obs-ffmpeg/ffmpeg-mux/CMakeLists.txt b/plugins/obs-ffmpeg/ffmpeg-mux/CMakeLists.txt
index c886ac622..2f91e09b2 100644
--- a/plugins/obs-ffmpeg/ffmpeg-mux/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/plugins/obs-ffmpeg/ffmpeg-mux/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ add_executable(obs-ffmpeg-mux
 	${obs-ffmpeg-mux_HEADERS})
 
 target_link_libraries(obs-ffmpeg-mux
+	libobs
 	${FFMPEG_LIBRARIES})
 
 set_target_properties(obs-ffmpeg-mux PROPERTIES FOLDER "plugins/obs-ffmpeg")
diff --git a/plugins/obs-ffmpeg/ffmpeg-mux/ffmpeg-mux.c b/plugins/obs-ffmpeg/ffmpeg-mux/ffmpeg-mux.c
index bf604efb5..77b4e45a3 100644
--- a/plugins/obs-ffmpeg/ffmpeg-mux/ffmpeg-mux.c
+++ b/plugins/obs-ffmpeg/ffmpeg-mux/ffmpeg-mux.c
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include "ffmpeg-mux.h"
 
+#include <util/dstr.h>
 #include <libavformat/avformat.h>
 
 #define ANSI_COLOR_RED "\x1b[0;91m"
@@ -73,6 +74,8 @@ static inline void resize_buf_free(struct resize_buf *rb)
 
 struct main_params {
 	char *file;
+	/* printable_file is file with any stream key information removed */
+	struct dstr printable_file;
 	int has_video;
 	int tracks;
 	char *vcodec;
@@ -175,6 +178,8 @@ static void ffmpeg_mux_free(struct ffmpeg_mux *ffm)
 		free(ffm->audio);
 	}
 
+	dstr_free(&ffm->params.printable_file);
+
 	memset(ffm, 0, sizeof(*ffm));
 }
 
@@ -317,6 +322,8 @@ static bool init_params(int *argc, char ***argv, struct main_params *params,
 
 	*p_audio = audio;
 
+	dstr_copy(&params->printable_file, params->file);
+
 #ifdef DEBUG_FFMPEG
 	av_log_set_callback(ffmpeg_log_callback);
 #endif
@@ -559,7 +566,8 @@ static inline int open_output_file(struct ffmpeg_mux *ffm)
 				AVIO_FLAG_WRITE);
 		if (ret < 0) {
 			fprintf(stderr, "Couldn't open '%s', %s\n",
-				ffm->params.file, av_err2str(ret));
+				ffm->params.printable_file.array,
+				av_err2str(ret));
 			return FFM_ERROR;
 		}
 	}
@@ -586,8 +594,8 @@ static inline int open_output_file(struct ffmpeg_mux *ffm)
 
 	ret = avformat_write_header(ffm->output, &dict);
 	if (ret < 0) {
-		fprintf(stderr, "Error opening '%s': %s\n", ffm->params.file,
-			av_err2str(ret));
+		fprintf(stderr, "Error opening '%s': %s",
+			ffm->params.printable_file.array, av_err2str(ret));
 
 		av_dict_free(&dict);
 
@@ -622,7 +630,7 @@ static int ffmpeg_mux_init_context(struct ffmpeg_mux *ffm)
 
 	if (output_format == NULL) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "Couldn't find an appropriate muxer for '%s'\n",
-			ffm->params.file);
+			ffm->params.printable_file.array);
 		return FFM_ERROR;
 	}
 
diff --git a/plugins/obs-ffmpeg/obs-ffmpeg-mux.c b/plugins/obs-ffmpeg/obs-ffmpeg-mux.c
index d946d57df..d5d45782f 100644
--- a/plugins/obs-ffmpeg/obs-ffmpeg-mux.c
+++ b/plugins/obs-ffmpeg/obs-ffmpeg-mux.c
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ static void ffmpeg_mux_destroy(void *data)
 
 	os_process_pipe_destroy(stream->pipe);
 	dstr_free(&stream->path);
+	dstr_free(&stream->printable_path);
 	bfree(stream);
 }
 
@@ -354,7 +355,10 @@ int deactivate(struct ffmpeg_muxer *stream, int code)
 		os_atomic_set_bool(&stream->active, false);
 		os_atomic_set_bool(&stream->sent_headers, false);
 
-		info("Output of file '%s' stopped", stream->path.array);
+		info("Output of file '%s' stopped",
+		     dstr_is_empty(&stream->printable_path)
+			     ? stream->path.array
+			     : stream->printable_path.array);
 	}
 
 	if (code) {
diff --git a/plugins/obs-ffmpeg/obs-ffmpeg-mux.h b/plugins/obs-ffmpeg/obs-ffmpeg-mux.h
index b82b1fd74..92a2a9640 100644
--- a/plugins/obs-ffmpeg/obs-ffmpeg-mux.h
+++ b/plugins/obs-ffmpeg/obs-ffmpeg-mux.h
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ struct ffmpeg_muxer {
 	volatile bool capturing;
 	volatile bool stopping;
 	struct dstr path;
+	struct dstr printable_path;
 
 	/* replay buffer */
 	int64_t cur_size;