diff --git a/cutter/cutter/upload_backends.py b/cutter/cutter/upload_backends.py
index bb59562..7d8e38d 100644
--- a/cutter/cutter/upload_backends.py
+++ b/cutter/cutter/upload_backends.py
@@ -171,13 +171,13 @@ class Local(UploadBackend):
 	def upload_video(self, title, description, tags, data):
 		video_id = uuid.uuid4()
 		# make title safe by removing offending characters, replacing with '-'
-		title = re.sub('[^A-Za-z0-9_]', '-', title)
+		safe_title = re.sub('[^A-Za-z0-9_]', '-', title)
 		# If fast cut enabled, use .ts, otherwise use .mp4
 		ext = 'ts' if self.encoding_settings is None else 'mp4'
-		filename = '{}-{}.{}'.format(title, video_id, ext)
+		filename = '{}-{}.{}'.format(safe_title, video_id, ext)
 		filepath = os.path.join(self.path, filename)
 		if self.write_info:
-			with open(os.path.join(self.path, '{}-{}.json'.format(title, video_id)), 'w') as f:
+			with open(os.path.join(self.path, '{}-{}.json'.format(safe_title, video_id)), 'w') as f:
 				f.write(json.dumps({
 					'title': title,
 					'description': description,