diff --git a/common/src/main/java/ctbrec/recorder/postprocessing/Move.java b/common/src/main/java/ctbrec/recorder/postprocessing/Move.java
index 5079385c..894faee3 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/ctbrec/recorder/postprocessing/Move.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/ctbrec/recorder/postprocessing/Move.java
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ public class Move extends AbstractPlaceholderAwarePostProcessor {
         String pathTemplate = getConfig().getOrDefault(PATH_TEMPLATE, DEFAULT);
         String path = fillInPlaceHolders(pathTemplate, rec, config);
         File src = rec.getPostProcessedFile();
+        boolean isFile = src.isFile();
         File target = new File(path, src.getName());
         if (Objects.equals(src, target)) {
             return;
@@ -42,7 +43,7 @@ public class Move extends AbstractPlaceholderAwarePostProcessor {
         }
         rec.getAssociatedFiles().remove(src.getCanonicalPath());
         rec.getAssociatedFiles().add(target.getCanonicalPath());
-        if (src.isFile()) {
+        if (isFile) {
             deleteEmptyParents(src.getParentFile());
         } else {
             deleteEmptyParents(src);
diff --git a/common/src/test/java/ctbrec/recorder/postprocessing/MoveSingleFileTest.java b/common/src/test/java/ctbrec/recorder/postprocessing/MoveSingleFileTest.java
index e11cde09..b2199b80 100644
--- a/common/src/test/java/ctbrec/recorder/postprocessing/MoveSingleFileTest.java
+++ b/common/src/test/java/ctbrec/recorder/postprocessing/MoveSingleFileTest.java
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ public class MoveSingleFileTest extends AbstractPpTest {
         rec.setAbsoluteFile(original);
         rec.setStartDate(now);
         rec.setSingleFile(true);
+
         Move pp = new Move();
         pp.getConfig().put(Move.PATH_TEMPLATE, new File(baseDir.toFile(), Move.DEFAULT).getAbsolutePath());
         pp.postprocess(rec, recordingManager, config);