diff --git a/contrib/epee/src/string_tools.cpp b/contrib/epee/src/string_tools.cpp
index 7ab3002b9a..43f7aca9d3 100644
--- a/contrib/epee/src/string_tools.cpp
+++ b/contrib/epee/src/string_tools.cpp
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ namespace string_tools
 	//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
   std::string cut_off_extension(const std::string& str)
   {
-    return boost::filesystem::path(str).stem().string();
+    return boost::filesystem::path(str).replace_extension("").string();
   }
 
 #ifdef _WIN32
diff --git a/tests/unit_tests/epee_utils.cpp b/tests/unit_tests/epee_utils.cpp
index 583b3642f3..cc32f8bf32 100644
--- a/tests/unit_tests/epee_utils.cpp
+++ b/tests/unit_tests/epee_utils.cpp
@@ -1435,6 +1435,13 @@ TEST(StringTools, GetExtension)
   EXPECT_EQ(std::string{"3"}, epee::string_tools::get_extension("1.2.3"));
 }
 
+TEST(StringTools, CutOffExtension)
+{
+  EXPECT_EQ(std::string{}, epee::string_tools::cut_off_extension(""));
+  EXPECT_EQ(std::string{"/home/user/Monero/wallets/wallet"}, epee::string_tools::cut_off_extension("/home/user/Monero/wallets/wallet"));
+  EXPECT_EQ(std::string{"/home/user/Monero/wallets/wallet"}, epee::string_tools::cut_off_extension("/home/user/Monero/wallets/wallet.keys"));
+}
+
 TEST(NetUtils, IPv4NetworkAddress)
 {
   static_assert(epee::net_utils::ipv4_network_address::get_type_id() == epee::net_utils::address_type::ipv4, "bad ipv4 type id");