From d7508cfb9eca1e4584768488affe6d6f6a0e8e94 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Alex Xu <alexkurosakimh3@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2026 21:24:31 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] fix mobi conversion getting stuck when output folder
 unchecked [12.1.0 bug] (#1474)

---
 kindlecomicconverter/comic2ebook.py | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/kindlecomicconverter/comic2ebook.py b/kindlecomicconverter/comic2ebook.py
index 2a4f886f..816a6338 100755
--- a/kindlecomicconverter/comic2ebook.py
+++ b/kindlecomicconverter/comic2ebook.py
@@ -1131,7 +1131,7 @@ def getOutputFilename(srcpath, wantedname, ext, tomenumber):
             while os.path.isfile(basename + '_kcc' + str(counter) + '.mobi'):
                 counter += 1
             filename = basename + '_kcc' + str(counter) + ext      
-    return filename
+    return str(filename)
 
 
 def getMetadata(path, originalpath):