diff --git a/src/plugin-main.cpp b/src/plugin-main.cpp
index be651d0..2125f16 100644
--- a/src/plugin-main.cpp
+++ b/src/plugin-main.cpp
@@ -665,11 +665,15 @@ void BranchOutputFilter::startOutput(obs_data_t *settings)
             obs_encoder_set_audio(audioContext->encoder, audioContext->audio);
         }
 
-        //--- Create recording output (if requested) ---//
+        //--- Start recording output (if requested) ---//
         if (obs_data_get_bool(settings, "stream_recording")) {
             auto recFormat = obs_data_get_string(settings, "rec_format");
             const char *outputId = !strcmp(recFormat, "hybrid_mp4") ? "mp4_output" : "ffmpeg_muxer";
 
+            // Ensure base path exists
+            auto path = obs_data_get_string(settings, "path");
+            os_mkdirs(path);
+
             OBSDataAutoRelease recordingSettings = createRecordingSettings(settings);
             recordingOutput = obs_output_create(outputId, qUtf8Printable(name), recordingSettings, nullptr);
             if (!recordingOutput) {