diff --git a/script.py b/script.py
index a227f3d..9860e81 100644
--- a/script.py
+++ b/script.py
@@ -551,15 +551,10 @@ def output_modifier(string, state):
                     else:
                         cleaned_part = html.unescape(part.replace('< ', '').replace('<  ', '').replace('<  ', ''))
                         voice_to_use = params["narrator_voice"]
-                    # Check if character name exists and if not, just call it TTSOUT_
-                    if "character_menu" in state:
-                        output_file = Path(f'{params["output_folder_wav"]}/{state["character_menu"]}_{int(time.time())}_{i}.wav')
-                    else:
-                        output_file = Path(f'{params["output_folder_wav"]}/TTSOUT_{int(time.time())}_{i}.wav')
                     # Generate that TTS and output to a file
-                    output_file_str = output_file.as_posix()
+                    output_filename = get_output_filename(state)
                     generate_response = send_generate_request(
-                        cleaned_part, voice_to_use, language_code, output_file_str
+                        cleaned_part, voice_to_use, language_code, output_filename
                     )
                     audio_path = generate_response.get("data", {}).get("audio_path")
                     audio_files_paragraph.append(audio_path)
@@ -580,14 +575,9 @@ def output_modifier(string, state):
                 )
                 cleaned_part = html.unescape(processed_string)                
                 # Process the part and give it a non-character name if being used vai API or standalone.
-                if "character_menu" in state:
-                    output_file = Path(f'{params["output_folder_wav"]}/{state["character_menu"]}_{int(time.time())}.wav')
-                else:
-                    output_file = Path(f'{params["output_folder_wav"]}/TTSOUT_{int(time.time())}.wav')
-                output_file_str = output_file.as_posix()
-                output_file = get_output_filename(state)
+                output_filename = get_output_filename(state)
                 generate_response = send_generate_request(
-                    cleaned_part, params["voice"], language_code, output_file_str
+                    cleaned_part, params["voice"], language_code, output_filename
                 )
                 audio_path = generate_response.get("data", {}).get("audio_path")
                 final_output_file = audio_path
@@ -627,9 +617,11 @@ def output_modifier(string, state):
 
 
 def get_output_filename(state):
-    return Path(
-        f'{params["output_folder_wav"]}/{state["character_menu"]}_{str(uuid.uuid4())[:8]}.wav'
-    ).as_posix()
+    # Check if character name exists and if not, just call it TTSOUT_
+    if "character_menu" in state:
+        return Path(f'{params["output_folder_wav"]}/{state["character_menu"]}_{int(time.time())}.wav').as_posix()
+    else:
+        return Path(f'{params["output_folder_wav"]}/TTSOUT_{int(time.time())}.wav').as_posix()
 
 
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