diff --git a/lumbunglib/cloudcal.py b/lumbunglib/cloudcal.py
index 2375f31..7f67017 100644
--- a/lumbunglib/cloudcal.py
+++ b/lumbunglib/cloudcal.py
@@ -193,18 +193,18 @@ def update_event_post(post_dir, event):
 
 def main():
     for event in list(cal.events):
+        post_name = sanitize_name(event.name) + "-" + event.uid
+        post_dir = os.path.join(output_dir, post_name)
 
-        post_dir = os.path.join(output_dir, sanitize_name(event.name) + "-" + event.uid)
-
-        if event.uid not in existing_posts:
+        if post_name not in existing_posts:
             # if there is an event we dont already have, make it
             create_event_post(post_dir, event)
 
-        elif event.uid in existing_posts:
+        elif post_name in existing_posts:
             # if we already have it, update
             update_event_post(post_dir, event)
             existing_posts.remove(
-                event.uid
+                post_name
             )  # create list of posts which have not been returned by the calendar
 
     for post in existing_posts: