diff --git a/OptiScaler/inputs/FSR2_Dx12.cpp b/OptiScaler/inputs/FSR2_Dx12.cpp
index 7cdbbac9..34861bf2 100644
--- a/OptiScaler/inputs/FSR2_Dx12.cpp
+++ b/OptiScaler/inputs/FSR2_Dx12.cpp
@@ -413,13 +413,13 @@ static Fsr212::FfxErrorCode ffxFsr2ContextCreate_Dx12(Fsr212::FfxFsr2Context* co
         pathStorage.push_back(dllPath.wstring());
 
         if (nvngxDlssPath.has_value())
-            pathStorage.push_back(nvngxDlssPath.value().wstring());
+            pathStorage.push_back(nvngxDlssPath.value().parent_path().wstring());
 
         if (nvngxDlssDPath.has_value())
-            pathStorage.push_back(nvngxDlssDPath.value().wstring());
+            pathStorage.push_back(nvngxDlssDPath.value().parent_path().wstring());
 
         if (nvngxDlssGPath.has_value())
-            pathStorage.push_back(nvngxDlssGPath.value().wstring());
+            pathStorage.push_back(nvngxDlssGPath.value().parent_path().wstring());
 
         if (Config::Instance()->DLSSFeaturePath.has_value())
             pathStorage.push_back(Config::Instance()->DLSSFeaturePath.value());
@@ -522,13 +522,13 @@ static Fsr212::FfxErrorCode ffxFsr2ContextCreate_Pattern_Dx12(Fsr212::FfxFsr2Con
         pathStorage.push_back(dllPath.wstring());
 
         if (nvngxDlssPath.has_value())
-            pathStorage.push_back(nvngxDlssPath.value().wstring());
+            pathStorage.push_back(nvngxDlssPath.value().parent_path().wstring());
 
         if (nvngxDlssDPath.has_value())
-            pathStorage.push_back(nvngxDlssDPath.value().wstring());
+            pathStorage.push_back(nvngxDlssDPath.value().parent_path().wstring());
 
         if (nvngxDlssGPath.has_value())
-            pathStorage.push_back(nvngxDlssGPath.value().wstring());
+            pathStorage.push_back(nvngxDlssGPath.value().parent_path().wstring());
 
         if (Config::Instance()->DLSSFeaturePath.has_value())
             pathStorage.push_back(Config::Instance()->DLSSFeaturePath.value());
diff --git a/OptiScaler/inputs/FSR3_Dx12.cpp b/OptiScaler/inputs/FSR3_Dx12.cpp
index 7983df22..14f1573d 100644
--- a/OptiScaler/inputs/FSR3_Dx12.cpp
+++ b/OptiScaler/inputs/FSR3_Dx12.cpp
@@ -235,13 +235,13 @@ static Fsr3::FfxErrorCode ffxFsr3ContextCreate_Dx12(Fsr3::FfxFsr3UpscalerContext
         pathStorage.push_back(dllPath.wstring());
 
         if (nvngxDlssPath.has_value())
-            pathStorage.push_back(nvngxDlssPath.value().wstring());
+            pathStorage.push_back(nvngxDlssPath.value().parent_path().wstring());
 
         if (nvngxDlssDPath.has_value())
-            pathStorage.push_back(nvngxDlssDPath.value().wstring());
+            pathStorage.push_back(nvngxDlssDPath.value().parent_path().wstring());
 
         if (nvngxDlssGPath.has_value())
-            pathStorage.push_back(nvngxDlssGPath.value().wstring());
+            pathStorage.push_back(nvngxDlssGPath.value().parent_path().wstring());
 
         if (Config::Instance()->DLSSFeaturePath.has_value())
             pathStorage.push_back(Config::Instance()->DLSSFeaturePath.value());
@@ -439,13 +439,13 @@ ffxFsr3ContextCreate_Pattern_Dx12(Fsr3::FfxFsr3UpscalerContext* pContext,
         pathStorage.push_back(dllPath.wstring());
 
         if (nvngxDlssPath.has_value())
-            pathStorage.push_back(nvngxDlssPath.value().wstring());
+            pathStorage.push_back(nvngxDlssPath.value().parent_path().wstring());
 
         if (nvngxDlssDPath.has_value())
-            pathStorage.push_back(nvngxDlssDPath.value().wstring());
+            pathStorage.push_back(nvngxDlssDPath.value().parent_path().wstring());
 
         if (nvngxDlssGPath.has_value())
-            pathStorage.push_back(nvngxDlssGPath.value().wstring());
+            pathStorage.push_back(nvngxDlssGPath.value().parent_path().wstring());
 
         if (Config::Instance()->DLSSFeaturePath.has_value())
             pathStorage.push_back(Config::Instance()->DLSSFeaturePath.value());
diff --git a/OptiScaler/inputs/FfxApiExe_Dx12.cpp b/OptiScaler/inputs/FfxApiExe_Dx12.cpp
index f555c6f8..f1eaa496 100644
--- a/OptiScaler/inputs/FfxApiExe_Dx12.cpp
+++ b/OptiScaler/inputs/FfxApiExe_Dx12.cpp
@@ -213,13 +213,13 @@ static ffxReturnCode_t ffxCreateContext_Dx12(ffxContext* context, ffxCreateConte
         pathStorage.push_back(dllPath.wstring());
 
         if (nvngxDlssPath.has_value())
-            pathStorage.push_back(nvngxDlssPath.value().wstring());
+            pathStorage.push_back(nvngxDlssPath.value().parent_path().wstring());
 
         if (nvngxDlssDPath.has_value())
-            pathStorage.push_back(nvngxDlssDPath.value().wstring());
+            pathStorage.push_back(nvngxDlssDPath.value().parent_path().wstring());
 
         if (nvngxDlssGPath.has_value())
-            pathStorage.push_back(nvngxDlssGPath.value().wstring());
+            pathStorage.push_back(nvngxDlssGPath.value().parent_path().wstring());
 
         if (Config::Instance()->DLSSFeaturePath.has_value())
             pathStorage.push_back(Config::Instance()->DLSSFeaturePath.value());
diff --git a/OptiScaler/inputs/FfxApi_Dx12.cpp b/OptiScaler/inputs/FfxApi_Dx12.cpp
index b185633d..a872b143 100644
--- a/OptiScaler/inputs/FfxApi_Dx12.cpp
+++ b/OptiScaler/inputs/FfxApi_Dx12.cpp
@@ -268,13 +268,13 @@ ffxReturnCode_t ffxCreateContext_Dx12(ffxContext* context, ffxCreateContextDescH
         pathStorage.push_back(dllPath.wstring());
 
         if (nvngxDlssPath.has_value())
-            pathStorage.push_back(nvngxDlssPath.value().wstring());
+            pathStorage.push_back(nvngxDlssPath.value().parent_path().wstring());
 
         if (nvngxDlssDPath.has_value())
-            pathStorage.push_back(nvngxDlssDPath.value().wstring());
+            pathStorage.push_back(nvngxDlssDPath.value().parent_path().wstring());
 
         if (nvngxDlssGPath.has_value())
-            pathStorage.push_back(nvngxDlssGPath.value().wstring());
+            pathStorage.push_back(nvngxDlssGPath.value().parent_path().wstring());
 
         if (Config::Instance()->DLSSFeaturePath.has_value())
             pathStorage.push_back(Config::Instance()->DLSSFeaturePath.value());
diff --git a/OptiScaler/inputs/FfxApi_Vk.cpp b/OptiScaler/inputs/FfxApi_Vk.cpp
index 759c7770..b0877ea6 100644
--- a/OptiScaler/inputs/FfxApi_Vk.cpp
+++ b/OptiScaler/inputs/FfxApi_Vk.cpp
@@ -337,13 +337,13 @@ ffxReturnCode_t ffxCreateContext_Vk(ffxContext* context, ffxCreateContextDescHea
         pathStorage.push_back(dllPath.wstring());
 
         if (nvngxDlssPath.has_value())
-            pathStorage.push_back(nvngxDlssPath.value().wstring());
+            pathStorage.push_back(nvngxDlssPath.value().parent_path().wstring());
 
         if (nvngxDlssDPath.has_value())
-            pathStorage.push_back(nvngxDlssDPath.value().wstring());
+            pathStorage.push_back(nvngxDlssDPath.value().parent_path().wstring());
 
         if (nvngxDlssGPath.has_value())
-            pathStorage.push_back(nvngxDlssGPath.value().wstring());
+            pathStorage.push_back(nvngxDlssGPath.value().parent_path().wstring());
 
         if (Config::Instance()->DLSSFeaturePath.has_value())
             pathStorage.push_back(Config::Instance()->DLSSFeaturePath.value());
diff --git a/OptiScaler/inputs/XeSS_Dx12.cpp b/OptiScaler/inputs/XeSS_Dx12.cpp
index 0ed0cfce..5a23e22d 100644
--- a/OptiScaler/inputs/XeSS_Dx12.cpp
+++ b/OptiScaler/inputs/XeSS_Dx12.cpp
@@ -108,13 +108,13 @@ xess_result_t hk_xessD3D12CreateContext(ID3D12Device* pDevice, xess_context_hand
         pathStorage.push_back(dllPath.wstring());
 
         if (nvngxDlssPath.has_value())
-            pathStorage.push_back(nvngxDlssPath.value().wstring());
+            pathStorage.push_back(nvngxDlssPath.value().parent_path().wstring());
 
         if (nvngxDlssDPath.has_value())
-            pathStorage.push_back(nvngxDlssDPath.value().wstring());
+            pathStorage.push_back(nvngxDlssDPath.value().parent_path().wstring());
 
         if (nvngxDlssGPath.has_value())
-            pathStorage.push_back(nvngxDlssGPath.value().wstring());
+            pathStorage.push_back(nvngxDlssGPath.value().parent_path().wstring());
 
         if (Config::Instance()->DLSSFeaturePath.has_value())
             pathStorage.push_back(Config::Instance()->DLSSFeaturePath.value());
diff --git a/OptiScaler/inputs/XeSS_Vulkan.cpp b/OptiScaler/inputs/XeSS_Vulkan.cpp
index 4407b874..ddabfc54 100644
--- a/OptiScaler/inputs/XeSS_Vulkan.cpp
+++ b/OptiScaler/inputs/XeSS_Vulkan.cpp
@@ -136,13 +136,13 @@ xess_result_t hk_xessVKCreateContext(VkInstance instance, VkPhysicalDevice physi
         pathStorage.push_back(dllPath.wstring());
 
         if (nvngxDlssPath.has_value())
-            pathStorage.push_back(nvngxDlssPath.value().wstring());
+            pathStorage.push_back(nvngxDlssPath.value().parent_path().wstring());
 
         if (nvngxDlssDPath.has_value())
-            pathStorage.push_back(nvngxDlssDPath.value().wstring());
+            pathStorage.push_back(nvngxDlssDPath.value().parent_path().wstring());
 
         if (nvngxDlssGPath.has_value())
-            pathStorage.push_back(nvngxDlssGPath.value().wstring());
+            pathStorage.push_back(nvngxDlssGPath.value().parent_path().wstring());
 
         if (Config::Instance()->DLSSFeaturePath.has_value())
             pathStorage.push_back(Config::Instance()->DLSSFeaturePath.value());