diff --git a/common/src/main/java/ctbrec/Config.java b/common/src/main/java/ctbrec/Config.java
index 3b40c44d..5b537c3a 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/ctbrec/Config.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/ctbrec/Config.java
@@ -62,6 +62,9 @@ public class Config {
                 BufferedSource source =  buffer.readFrom(fin);
                 settings = adapter.fromJson(source);
                 settings.httpTimeout = Math.max(settings.httpTimeout, 10_000);
+                if (settings.recordingsDir.endsWith("/")) {
+                    settings.recordingsDir = settings.recordingsDir.substring(0, settings.recordingsDir.length() - 1);
+                }
             } catch(Throwable e) {
                 settings = OS.getDefaultSettings();
                 for (Site site : sites) {