diff --git a/lib/local/Utilities/src/RecorderOpenFace.cpp b/lib/local/Utilities/src/RecorderOpenFace.cpp
index 5908a96..62ca86d 100644
--- a/lib/local/Utilities/src/RecorderOpenFace.cpp
+++ b/lib/local/Utilities/src/RecorderOpenFace.cpp
@@ -59,6 +59,9 @@ void CreateDirectory(std::string output_path)
 	// Creating the right directory structure
 	auto p = path(output_path);
 
+	// Deal with a case where directory ends with a / or \\
+	p.remove_trailing_separator();
+
 	if (!boost::filesystem::exists(p))
 	{
 		bool success = boost::filesystem::create_directories(p);