Index: trunk/ppImage/src/ppImageLoop.c
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--- trunk/ppImage/src/ppImageLoop.c	(revision 12819)
+++ trunk/ppImage/src/ppImageLoop.c	(revision 13229)
@@ -20,10 +20,14 @@
     FILE *statsFile = NULL;             // File stream for statistics
     if (mdok && statsName && strlen(statsName) > 0) {
-        statsFile = fopen(statsName, "w");
+        psString resolved = pmConfigConvertFilename(statsName, config, true); // Resolved filename
+        statsFile = fopen(resolved, "w");
         if (!statsFile) {
-            psError(PS_ERR_IO, true, "Unable to open statistics file %s for writing.\n", statsName);
+            psError(PS_ERR_IO, true, "Unable to open statistics file %s for writing.\n", resolved);
+            psFree(resolved);
+            return false;
         } else {
             stats = psMetadataAlloc();
         }
+        psFree(resolved);
     }