diff --git a/plugins/win-capture/load-graphics-offsets.c b/plugins/win-capture/load-graphics-offsets.c
index 4bf2f8c51..5a3167f4b 100644
--- a/plugins/win-capture/load-graphics-offsets.c
+++ b/plugins/win-capture/load-graphics-offsets.c
@@ -153,11 +153,11 @@ failed:
 	return !ver_mismatch;
 }
 
-bool load_graphics_offsets(bool is32bit)
+bool load_graphics_offsets(bool is32bit, const char *config_path)
 {
 	char *offset_exe_path = NULL;
 	struct dstr offset_exe = {0};
-	char *config_ini = NULL;
+	struct dstr config_ini = {0};
 	struct dstr str = {0};
 	os_process_pipe_t *pp;
 	bool success = false;
@@ -188,10 +188,12 @@ bool load_graphics_offsets(bool is32bit)
 		dstr_ncat(&str, data, len);
 	}
 
-	config_ini = obs_module_config_path(is32bit ? "32.ini" : "64.ini");
-	os_quick_write_utf8_file_safe(config_ini, str.array, str.len, false,
+	dstr_copy(&config_ini, config_path);
+	dstr_cat(&config_ini, is32bit ? "32.ini" : "64.ini");
+
+	os_quick_write_utf8_file_safe(config_ini.array, str.array, str.len, false,
 			"tmp", NULL);
-	bfree(config_ini);
+	dstr_free(&config_ini);
 
 	success = load_offsets_from_string(is32bit ? &offsets32 : &offsets64,
 			str.array);
@@ -208,17 +210,18 @@ error:
 	return success;
 }
 
-bool load_cached_graphics_offsets(bool is32bit)
+bool load_cached_graphics_offsets(bool is32bit, const char *config_path)
 {
-	char *config_ini = NULL;
+	struct dstr config_ini = {0};
 	bool success;
 
-	config_ini = obs_module_config_path(is32bit ? "32.ini" : "64.ini");
+	dstr_copy(&config_ini, config_path);
+	dstr_cat(&config_ini, is32bit ? "32.ini" : "64.ini");
 	success = load_offsets_from_file(is32bit ? &offsets32 : &offsets64,
-			config_ini);
+			config_ini.array);
 	if (!success)
-		success = load_graphics_offsets(is32bit);
+		success = load_graphics_offsets(is32bit, config_path);
 
-	bfree(config_ini);
+	dstr_free(&config_ini);
 	return success;
 }
diff --git a/plugins/win-capture/plugin-main.c b/plugins/win-capture/plugin-main.c
index 92ee8da7e..ff953db8a 100644
--- a/plugins/win-capture/plugin-main.c
+++ b/plugins/win-capture/plugin-main.c
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ extern struct obs_source_info game_capture_info;
 static HANDLE init_hooks_thread = NULL;
 
 extern bool cached_versions_match(void);
-extern bool load_cached_graphics_offsets(bool is32bit);
-extern bool load_graphics_offsets(bool is32bit);
+extern bool load_cached_graphics_offsets(bool is32bit, const char *config_path);
+extern bool load_graphics_offsets(bool is32bit, const char *config_path);
 
 /* temporary, will eventually be erased once we figure out how to create both
  * 32bit and 64bit versions of the helpers/hook */
@@ -27,20 +27,22 @@ extern bool load_graphics_offsets(bool is32bit);
 
 #define USE_HOOK_ADDRESS_CACHE false
 
-static DWORD WINAPI init_hooks(LPVOID unused)
+static DWORD WINAPI init_hooks(LPVOID param)
 {
+	char *config_path = param;
+
 	if (USE_HOOK_ADDRESS_CACHE &&
 	    cached_versions_match() &&
-	    load_cached_graphics_offsets(IS32BIT)) {
+	    load_cached_graphics_offsets(IS32BIT, config_path)) {
 
-		load_cached_graphics_offsets(!IS32BIT);
+		load_cached_graphics_offsets(!IS32BIT, config_path);
 		obs_register_source(&game_capture_info);
 
-	} else if (load_graphics_offsets(IS32BIT)) {
-		load_graphics_offsets(!IS32BIT);
+	} else if (load_graphics_offsets(IS32BIT, config_path)) {
+		load_graphics_offsets(!IS32BIT, config_path);
 	}
 
-	UNUSED_PARAMETER(unused);
+	bfree(config_path);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -85,7 +87,9 @@ bool obs_module_load(void)
 
 	obs_register_source(&window_capture_info);
 
-	init_hooks_thread = CreateThread(NULL, 0, init_hooks, NULL, 0, NULL);
+	char *config_path = obs_module_config_path(NULL);
+
+	init_hooks_thread = CreateThread(NULL, 0, init_hooks, config_path, 0, NULL);
 	obs_register_source(&game_capture_info);
 
 	return true;