diff --git a/src/dsd_main.c b/src/dsd_main.c
index 4496110..663f8cb 100644
--- a/src/dsd_main.c
+++ b/src/dsd_main.c
@@ -580,7 +580,7 @@ initOpts (dsd_opts * opts)
   opts->split = 0;
   opts->playoffset = 0;
   opts->playoffsetR = 0;
-  sprintf (opts->wav_out_dir, "%s", "WAV");
+  sprintf (opts->wav_out_dir, "%s", "./WAV");
   opts->mbe_out_dir[0] = 0;
   opts->mbe_out_file[0] = 0;
   opts->mbe_out_fileR[0] = 0; //second slot on a TDMA system
@@ -2064,8 +2064,8 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
             mkdir(wav_file_directory, 0700); //user read write execute, needs execute for some reason or segfault
           }
           fprintf (stderr,"AUTO and NXDN Per Call Wav File Saving Enabled. (NCurses Terminal Only)\n");
-          sprintf (opts.wav_out_file, "./%s/DSD-FME-X1.wav", opts.wav_out_dir); 
-          sprintf (opts.wav_out_fileR, "./%s/DSD-FME-X2.wav", opts.wav_out_dir);
+          sprintf (opts.wav_out_file, "%s/DSD-FME-X1.wav", opts.wav_out_dir); 
+          sprintf (opts.wav_out_fileR, "%s/DSD-FME-X2.wav", opts.wav_out_dir);
           opts.dmr_stereo_wav = 1;
           openWavOutFileL (&opts, &state); 
           openWavOutFileR (&opts, &state); 
diff --git a/src/dsd_ncurses.c b/src/dsd_ncurses.c
index 14e3e6a..02f8d95 100644
--- a/src/dsd_ncurses.c
+++ b/src/dsd_ncurses.c
@@ -718,8 +718,8 @@ void ncursesMenu (dsd_opts * opts, dsd_state * state)
           }
           opts->dmr_stereo_wav = 1;
           //catch all in case of no file name set, won't crash or something
-          sprintf (opts->wav_out_file, "./%s/DSD-FME-X1.wav", opts->wav_out_dir); //
-          sprintf (opts->wav_out_fileR, "./%s/DSD-FME-X2.wav", opts->wav_out_dir); //
+          sprintf (opts->wav_out_file, "%s/DSD-FME-X1.wav", opts->wav_out_dir); //
+          sprintf (opts->wav_out_fileR, "%s/DSD-FME-X2.wav", opts->wav_out_dir); //
           openWavOutFileL (opts, state);
           openWavOutFileR (opts, state);
 
@@ -2150,7 +2150,7 @@ ncursesPrinter (dsd_opts * opts, dsd_state * state)
     {
       //close old first, assign name based on time and radio, open wav file
       closeWavOutFileL (opts, state);
-      sprintf (opts->wav_out_file, "./%s/%s %s NXDN - RAN %d - TGT %d - SRC %d.wav", opts->wav_out_dir, datestr, timestr, rn, tgn, src);
+      sprintf (opts->wav_out_file, "%s/%s %s NXDN - RAN %d - TGT %d - SRC %d.wav", opts->wav_out_dir, datestr, timestr, rn, tgn, src);
       openWavOutFileL (opts, state); //testing for now, will want to move to per call later
     }
 
@@ -2195,7 +2195,7 @@ ncursesPrinter (dsd_opts * opts, dsd_state * state)
     {
       //close old first, assign name based on time and radio, open wav file
       closeWavOutFileL (opts, state);
-      sprintf (opts->wav_out_file, "./%s/%s %s MS - CC %d - TG %d - RD %d.wav",  opts->wav_out_dir, datestr, timestr, dcc, tg, rd);
+      sprintf (opts->wav_out_file, "%s/%s %s MS - CC %d - TG %d - RD %d.wav",  opts->wav_out_dir, datestr, timestr, dcc, tg, rd);
       openWavOutFileL (opts, state); //testing for now, will want to move to per call later
     }
 
@@ -2238,7 +2238,7 @@ ncursesPrinter (dsd_opts * opts, dsd_state * state)
       //close old first, assign name based on time and radio, open wav file
       closeWavOutFileL (opts, state);
 
-      sprintf (opts->wav_out_file, "./%s/%s %s CC %d - TG %d - RD %d.wav",  opts->wav_out_dir, datestr, timestr, dcc, tg, rd);
+      sprintf (opts->wav_out_file, "%s/%s %s CC %d - TG %d - RD %d.wav",  opts->wav_out_dir, datestr, timestr, dcc, tg, rd);
       openWavOutFileL (opts, state); //testing for now, will want to move to per call later
     }
 
@@ -2280,7 +2280,7 @@ ncursesPrinter (dsd_opts * opts, dsd_state * state)
     {
       //close old first, assign name based on time and radio, open wav file
       closeWavOutFileR (opts, state);
-      sprintf (opts->wav_out_fileR, "./%s/%s %s CC %d - TG %d - RD %d.wav",  opts->wav_out_dir, datestr, timestr, dcc, tgR, rdR);
+      sprintf (opts->wav_out_fileR, "%s/%s %s CC %d - TG %d - RD %d.wav",  opts->wav_out_dir, datestr, timestr, dcc, tgR, rdR);
       openWavOutFileR (opts, state); //testing for now, will want to move to per call later
     }
 
@@ -2321,7 +2321,7 @@ ncursesPrinter (dsd_opts * opts, dsd_state * state)
     {
       //close old first, assign name based on time and radio, open wav file
       closeWavOutFileL (opts, state);
-      sprintf (opts->wav_out_file, "./%s/%s %s P1 - NAC %X - TGT %d - SRC %d.wav", opts->wav_out_dir, datestr, timestr, nc, tg, rd);
+      sprintf (opts->wav_out_file, "%s/%s %s P1 - NAC %X - TGT %d - SRC %d.wav", opts->wav_out_dir, datestr, timestr, nc, tg, rd);
       openWavOutFileL (opts, state); //testing for now, will want to move to per call later
     }
 
@@ -4344,7 +4344,7 @@ ncursesPrinter (dsd_opts * opts, dsd_state * state)
  if (c == 80) //'P' key - start per call wav files
  {
   char wav_file_directory[1024];
-  sprintf (wav_file_directory, "./%s", opts->wav_out_dir);
+  sprintf (wav_file_directory, "%s", opts->wav_out_dir);
   wav_file_directory[1023] = '\0';
   if (stat(wav_file_directory, &st_wav) == -1)
   {
@@ -4354,8 +4354,8 @@ ncursesPrinter (dsd_opts * opts, dsd_state * state)
   }
   opts->dmr_stereo_wav = 1;
   //catch all in case of no file name set, won't crash or something
-  sprintf (opts->wav_out_file, "./%s/DSD-FME-T1.wav", opts->wav_out_dir);
-  sprintf (opts->wav_out_fileR, "./%s/DSD-FME-T2.wav",  opts->wav_out_dir);
+  sprintf (opts->wav_out_file, "%s/DSD-FME-T1.wav", opts->wav_out_dir);
+  sprintf (opts->wav_out_fileR, "%s/DSD-FME-T2.wav",  opts->wav_out_dir);
   openWavOutFileL (opts, state);
   openWavOutFileR (opts, state);
  }