diff --git a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/actions/uploads/VoiceAnonymizer.kt b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/actions/uploads/VoiceAnonymizer.kt
index 7240c87ea..db831a2ae 100644
--- a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/actions/uploads/VoiceAnonymizer.kt
+++ b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/actions/uploads/VoiceAnonymizer.kt
@@ -126,7 +126,8 @@ class VoiceAnonymizer {
     ): File {
         val baseName = inputFile.nameWithoutExtension
         val presetSuffix = preset.name.lowercase()
-        return File(inputFile.parentFile, "${baseName}_$presetSuffix.mp4")
+        val parentDir = inputFile.parentFile ?: inputFile.absoluteFile.parentFile
+        return File(parentDir, "${baseName}_$presetSuffix.mp4")
     }
 
     private data class DecodedAudio(