diff --git a/common/src/main/java/ctbrec/recorder/postprocessing/Move.java b/common/src/main/java/ctbrec/recorder/postprocessing/Move.java
index 498922d3..36dbcbcf 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/ctbrec/recorder/postprocessing/Move.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/ctbrec/recorder/postprocessing/Move.java
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ public class Move extends AbstractPlaceholderAwarePostProcessor {
         String path = fillInPlaceHolders(pathTemplate, rec);
         File src = rec.getPostProcessedFile();
         File target = new File(path, src.getName());
+        if (Objects.equals(src, target)) {
+            return;
+        }
         LOG.info("Moving {} to {}", src.getName(), target.getParentFile().getCanonicalPath());
         Files.createParentDirs(target);
         Files.move(rec.getPostProcessedFile(), target);
@@ -38,7 +41,6 @@ public class Move extends AbstractPlaceholderAwarePostProcessor {
         }
         rec.getAssociatedFiles().remove(src.getCanonicalPath());
         rec.getAssociatedFiles().add(target.getCanonicalPath());
-
         if (src.isFile()) {
             deleteEmptyParents(src.getParentFile());
         } else {
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/ctbrec/recorder/postprocessing/Rename.java b/common/src/main/java/ctbrec/recorder/postprocessing/Rename.java
index a785be23..441121e9 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/ctbrec/recorder/postprocessing/Rename.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/ctbrec/recorder/postprocessing/Rename.java
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ public class Rename extends AbstractPlaceholderAwarePostProcessor {
         String filename = fillInPlaceHolders(filenameTemplate, rec);
         File src = rec.getPostProcessedFile();
         File target = new File(src.getParentFile(), filename);
+        if (Objects.equals(src, target)) {
+            return;
+        }
         LOG.info("Renaming {} to {}", src.getName(), target.getName());
         Files.move(rec.getPostProcessedFile(), target);
         rec.setPostProcessedFile(target);