diff --git a/src/AssetCache.cpp b/src/AssetCache.cpp
index 974823f..39b953b 100644
--- a/src/AssetCache.cpp
+++ b/src/AssetCache.cpp
@@ -79,12 +79,12 @@ If not, the function will traverse the full hierarchy of the given directory and
 */
 int AssetCache::fromDir(const char *dir) {
   char cachepath[1024];
+  directory.assign(dir);
 #ifndef _WIN32
   sprintf(cachepath, "%s/.CACHE", dir);
 #else
   sprintf_s(cachepath, 1024, "%s/.CACHE", dir);
 #endif
-  directory.assign(dir);
   if (fromFile(cachepath) != 0) {
     LOG(LOG_INFO) << FUNC_NAME << ": " << cachepath << " does not exist";
   }