diff --git a/android/app/src/main/java/com/arthenica/ffmpegkit/FFmpegKitConfig.java b/android/app/src/main/java/com/arthenica/ffmpegkit/FFmpegKitConfig.java
index 0d2fb5a..6a32d25 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/java/com/arthenica/ffmpegkit/FFmpegKitConfig.java
+++ b/android/app/src/main/java/com/arthenica/ffmpegkit/FFmpegKitConfig.java
@@ -509,10 +509,19 @@ public class FFmpegKitConfig {
      */
     public static String registerNewFFmpegPipe(final Context context) {
 
-        // PIPES ARE CREATED UNDER THE CACHE DIRECTORY
+        // PIPES ARE CREATED UNDER THE PIPES DIRECTORY
         final File cacheDir = context.getCacheDir();
+        final File pipesDir = new File(cacheDir, "pipes");
 
-        final String newFFmpegPipePath = MessageFormat.format("{0}{1}{2}{3}", cacheDir, File.separator, FFMPEG_KIT_NAMED_PIPE_PREFIX, pipeIndexGenerator.getAndIncrement());
+        if (!pipesDir.exists()) {
+            final boolean pipesDirCreated = pipesDir.mkdirs();
+            if (!pipesDirCreated) {
+                android.util.Log.e(TAG, String.format("Failed to create pipes directory: %s.", pipesDir.getAbsolutePath()));
+                return null;
+            }
+        }
+
+        final String newFFmpegPipePath = MessageFormat.format("{0}{1}{2}{3}", pipesDir, File.separator, FFMPEG_KIT_NAMED_PIPE_PREFIX, pipeIndexGenerator.getAndIncrement());
 
         // FIRST CLOSE OLD PIPES WITH THE SAME NAME
         closeFFmpegPipe(newFFmpegPipePath);
diff --git a/apple/src/FFmpegKitConfig.m b/apple/src/FFmpegKitConfig.m
index 2a220e2..b4604e1 100644
--- a/apple/src/FFmpegKitConfig.m
+++ b/apple/src/FFmpegKitConfig.m
@@ -916,11 +916,21 @@ void callbackBlockFunction() {
  * @return the full path of named pipe
  */
 + (NSString*)registerNewFFmpegPipe {
+    NSError *error = nil;
+    BOOL isDirectory;
 
-    // PIPES ARE CREATED UNDER THE CACHE DIRECTORY
+    // PIPES ARE CREATED UNDER THE PIPES DIRECTORY
     NSString *cacheDir = [NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains(NSCachesDirectory, NSUserDomainMask, YES) objectAtIndex:0];
+    NSString *pipesDir = [cacheDir stringByAppendingPathComponent:@"pipes"];
 
-    NSString *newFFmpegPipePath = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"%@/%@%d", cacheDir, FFMPEG_KIT_PIPE_PREFIX, (++lastCreatedPipeIndex)];
+    if (![[NSFileManager defaultManager] fileExistsAtPath:pipesDir isDirectory:&isDirectory]) {
+        if (![[NSFileManager defaultManager] createDirectoryAtPath:pipesDir withIntermediateDirectories:YES attributes:nil error:&error]) {
+            NSLog(@"Failed to create pipes directory: %@. Operation failed with %@.", pipesDir, error);
+            return nil;
+        }
+    }
+
+    NSString *newFFmpegPipePath = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"%@/%@%d", pipesDir, FFMPEG_KIT_PIPE_PREFIX, (++lastCreatedPipeIndex)];
 
     // FIRST CLOSE OLD PIPES WITH THE SAME NAME
     [FFmpegKitConfig closeFFmpegPipe:newFFmpegPipePath];
@@ -929,10 +939,7 @@ void callbackBlockFunction() {
     if (rc == 0) {
         return newFFmpegPipePath;
     } else {
-        int activeLogLevel = av_log_get_level();
-        if ((activeLogLevel != AV_LOG_QUIET) && (AV_LOG_WARNING <= activeLogLevel)) {
-            NSLog(@"Failed to register new FFmpeg pipe %@. Operation failed with rc=%d.", newFFmpegPipePath, rc);
-        }
+        NSLog(@"Failed to register new FFmpeg pipe %@. Operation failed with rc=%d.", newFFmpegPipePath, rc);
         return nil;
     }
 }