diff --git a/utils.py b/utils.py
index 7c65f18..ed8b34a 100644
--- a/utils.py
+++ b/utils.py
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ def data_gen(img_folder, mask_folder, batch_size, input_height, input_width, n_c
             # print(img_folder+'/'+n[i])
 
             try:
-                filename = n[i].split('.')[0]
+                filename = os.path.splitext(n[i])[0]
 
                 train_img = cv2.imread(img_folder + '/' + n[i]) / 255.
                 train_img = cv2.resize(train_img, (input_width, input_height),
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ def provide_patches(dir_img, dir_seg, dir_flow_train_imgs,
 
     indexer = 0
     for im, seg_i in tqdm(zip(imgs_cv_train, segs_cv_train)):
-        img_name = im.split('.')[0]
+        img_name = os.path.splitext(im)[0]
         if not patches:
             cv2.imwrite(dir_flow_train_imgs + '/img_' + str(indexer) + '.png',
                         resize_image(cv2.imread(dir_img + '/' + im), input_height, input_width))