diff --git a/Source/OBSCapture.cpp b/Source/OBSCapture.cpp
index e1a51fa5..b9864435 100644
--- a/Source/OBSCapture.cpp
+++ b/Source/OBSCapture.cpp
@@ -445,7 +445,6 @@ retryHookTestV2:
         OSFindData ofd;
         HANDLE hFind = NULL;
         bool bUseDateTimeName = true;
-        bool bIsDirectory = true;
         bool bOverwrite = GlobalConfig->GetInt(L"General", L"OverwriteRecordings", false) != 0;
 
         if(!bOverwrite && (hFind = OSFindFirstFile(strOutputFile, ofd)))
@@ -466,7 +465,6 @@ retryHookTestV2:
                 strOutputFile = strNewFilePath;
 
                 bUseDateTimeName = false;
-                bIsDirectory = false;
             }
 
             if(ofd.bDirectory)
@@ -485,10 +483,11 @@ retryHookTestV2:
                 GetLocalTime(&st);
 
                 String strDirectory = GetPathDirectory(strOutputFile);
+                String file = strOutputFile.Right(strOutputFile.Length() - strDirectory.Length());
                 String extension;
 
-                if(!bIsDirectory)
-                    extension = GetPathExtension(strOutputFile);
+                if (!file.IsEmpty())
+                    extension = GetPathExtension(file.Array());
 
                 if(extension.IsEmpty())
                     extension = TEXT("mp4");