1 files changed, 7 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/contrib/epee/src/string_tools.cpp b/contrib/epee/src/string_tools.cpp
index 4458dabdd..43f7aca9d 100644
--- a/contrib/epee/src/string_tools.cpp
+++ b/contrib/epee/src/string_tools.cpp
@@ -201,13 +201,18 @@ namespace string_tools
   
   std::string get_extension(const std::string& str)
   {
-    return boost::filesystem::path(str).extension().string();
+    std::string ext_with_dot = boost::filesystem::path(str).extension().string();
+
+    if (ext_with_dot.empty())
+      return {};
+
+    return ext_with_dot.erase(0, 1);
   }
 
 	//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
   std::string cut_off_extension(const std::string& str)
   {
-    return boost::filesystem::path(str).stem().string();
+    return boost::filesystem::path(str).replace_extension("").string();
   }
 
 #ifdef _WIN32