diff --git a/quickemu b/quickemu
index d66c916..aadfa06 100755
--- a/quickemu
+++ b/quickemu
@@ -1111,7 +1111,7 @@ if [ -n "${VM}" ] && [ -e "${VM}" ]; then
   fi
 
   VMDIR=$(dirname "${disk_img}")
-  VMNAME=$(basename "${VM}.conf")
+  VMNAME=$(basename "${VM}" .conf)
   VMPATH=$(realpath "$(dirname "${VM}")")
 
   # Backwards compatibility for ${driver_iso}