diff --git a/dsd.h b/dsd.h
index 4290434..ebe0ac4 100644
--- a/dsd.h
+++ b/dsd.h
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ typedef struct
   int playoffset;
   char mbe_out_dir[1024];
   char mbe_out_file[1024];
+  char mbe_out_path[1024];
   FILE *mbe_out_f;
   float audio_gain;
   int audio_out;
diff --git a/dsd_file.c b/dsd_file.c
index 25fcbc9..2286744 100644
--- a/dsd_file.c
+++ b/dsd_file.c
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ void
 closeMbeOutFile (dsd_opts * opts, dsd_state * state)
 {
 
-  char shell[255], newfilename[64], ext[5], datestr[32];
+  char shell[255], newfilename[64], ext[5], datestr[32], new_path[1024];
   char tgid[17];
   int sum, i, j;
   int talkgroup;
@@ -212,7 +212,8 @@ closeMbeOutFile (dsd_opts * opts, dsd_state * state)
       opts->mbe_out_f = NULL;
       strftime (datestr, 31, "%Y-%m-%d-%H%M%S", &timep);
       sprintf (newfilename, "nac%X-%s-tg%i%s", state->nac, datestr, talkgroup, ext);
-      sprintf (shell, "mv %s %s", opts->mbe_out_file, newfilename);
+      sprintf (new_path, "%s%s", opts->mbe_out_dir, newfilename);
+      sprintf (shell, "mv %s %s", opts->mbe_out_path, new_path);
       result = system (shell);
 
       state->tgcount = 0;
@@ -256,10 +257,13 @@ openMbeOutFile (dsd_opts * opts, dsd_state * state)
 
   gettimeofday (&tv, NULL);
   sprintf (opts->mbe_out_file, "%i%s", (int) tv.tv_sec, ext);
-  opts->mbe_out_f = fopen (opts->mbe_out_file, "w");
+
+  sprintf(opts->mbe_out_path, "%s%s", opts->mbe_out_dir, opts->mbe_out_file);
+
+  opts->mbe_out_f = fopen (opts->mbe_out_path, "w");
   if (opts->mbe_out_f == NULL)
     {
-      printf ("Error, couldn't open %s\n", opts->mbe_out_file);
+      printf ("Error, couldn't open %s\n", opts->mbe_out_path);
     }
 
   // write magic
@@ -273,7 +277,7 @@ openWavOutFile (dsd_opts * opts, dsd_state * state)
 {
 
  // opts->wav_out_f = fopen (opts->wav_out_file, "w");
-  
+
   SF_INFO info;
   info.samplerate = 8000;
   info.channels = 1;
@@ -287,7 +291,7 @@ openWavOutFile (dsd_opts * opts, dsd_state * state)
   }
 
 //  state->wav_out_bytes = 0;
-  
+
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/dsd_main.c b/dsd_main.c
index 74dca94..730f34f 100644
--- a/dsd_main.c
+++ b/dsd_main.c
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ initOpts (dsd_opts * opts)
   opts->playoffset = 0;
   opts->mbe_out_dir[0] = 0;
   opts->mbe_out_file[0] = 0;
+  opts->mbe_out_path[0] = 0;
   opts->mbe_out_f = NULL;
   opts->audio_gain = 0;
   opts->audio_out = 1;