diff --git a/spotrec.py b/spotrec.py
index 91f7ce1..3cb4c82 100755
--- a/spotrec.py
+++ b/spotrec.py
@@ -337,8 +337,9 @@ def run(self):
 
                 # Create output folder if necessary
                 # If filename_pattern specifies subfolder(s) the track name is only the basename while the dirname is the subfolder path
+                # Note, the basename()-call on the track name ensures stripping of leading slashes in case these were reported
                 self.out_dir = os.path.join(
-                    _output_directory, os.path.dirname(self.parent.track))
+                    _output_directory, os.path.basename(os.path.dirname(self.parent.track)))
                 Path(self.out_dir).mkdir(
                     parents=True, exist_ok=True)