diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Providers/Trickplay/TrickplayImagesTask.cs b/MediaBrowser.Providers/Trickplay/TrickplayImagesTask.cs
index b090745bf1..69f10b43bd 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Providers/Trickplay/TrickplayImagesTask.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Providers/Trickplay/TrickplayImagesTask.cs
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ public class TrickplayImagesTask : IScheduledTask
         while (startIndex < numberOfVideos)
         {
             query.StartIndex = startIndex;
-            var videos = _libraryManager.GetItemList(query).OfType<Video>().ToList();
+            var videos = _libraryManager.GetItemList(query).OfType<Video>();
 
             foreach (var video in videos)
             {
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Providers/Trickplay/TrickplayManager.cs b/MediaBrowser.Providers/Trickplay/TrickplayManager.cs
index 9fe3a330a0..3ea7c00d07 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Providers/Trickplay/TrickplayManager.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Providers/Trickplay/TrickplayManager.cs
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ public class TrickplayManager : ITrickplayManager
         /*
          * Move trickplay tiles to output directory
          */
-        Directory.CreateDirectory(outputDir);
+        Directory.CreateDirectory(Directory.GetParent(outputDir)!.FullName);
 
         // Replace existing tile grids if they already exist
         if (Directory.Exists(outputDir))