diff --git a/cmd/verae-print/saveas.go b/cmd/verae-print/saveas.go
index c753279..1feca2d 100644
--- a/cmd/verae-print/saveas.go
+++ b/cmd/verae-print/saveas.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package main
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
+	"path"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
@@ -21,7 +22,7 @@ func saveNameFromTitle(title string, now time.Time) string {
 	for _, p := range []string{"Microsoft Word - ", "Microsoft Excel - ", "Microsoft PowerPoint - "} {
 		t = strings.TrimPrefix(t, p)
 	}
-	t = filepath.Base(strings.ReplaceAll(t, `\`, "/"))
+	t = path.Base(strings.ReplaceAll(t, `\`, "/")) // slash-only: "a:b" is not a drive here
 	if ext := filepath.Ext(t); ext != "" && len(ext) <= 6 && !strings.ContainsAny(ext, " ") {
 		t = strings.TrimSuffix(t, ext)
 	}