invalid character while loading dethrace.ini

I'm on Linux, each time i try to start i'm seeing this incorrect character in front of the ini filename: ~/Workspace/dethrace/build$ ./dethrace Dethrace version: v0.10.1-1-g58e6171 [INFO] Harness_ProcessIniFile Loading ini file y\%dethrace.ini [DEBUG] Harness_ProcessIniFile Failed to load config file y\%dethrace.ini [DEBUG] Harness_InitPlatform Attempting video driver "sdl2" [DEBUG] Harness_InitPlatform Try platform "sdl2"... [INFO] Harness_InitPlatform Platform: sdl2 (SDL2 video backend (libsdl.org)) Using game directory: /home/terraroot/.local/share/dethrace/ Game mode: Carmageddon Couldn't open General Settings file it's different each time: ~/Workspace/dethrace/build$ ./dethrace Dethrace version: v0.10.1-1-g58e6171 [INFO] Harness_ProcessIniFile Loading ini file �j1dethrace.ini [DEBUG] Harness_ProcessIniFile Failed to load config file �j1dethrace.ini [DEBUG] Harness_InitPlatform Attempting video driver "sdl2" [DEBUG] Harness_InitPlatform Try platform "sdl2"... [INFO] Harness_InitPlatform Platform: sdl2 (SDL2 video backend (libsdl.org)) Using game directory: /home/terraroot/.local/share/dethrace/ Game mode: Carmageddon Couldn't open General Settings file and works fine without the ini, using the env and moving my dethrace.ini file away: ~/Workspace/dethrace/build$ ./dethrace -hires Dethrace version: v0.10.1-1-g58e6171 [INFO] Harness_ProcessIniFile Loading ini file dethrace.ini [DEBUG] Harness_ProcessIniFile Failed to load config file dethrace.ini [DEBUG] Harness_InitPlatform Attempting video driver "sdl2" [DEBUG] Harness_InitPlatform Try platform "sdl2"... [INFO] Harness_InitPlatform Platform: sdl2 (SDL2 video backend (libsdl.org)) [INFO] Harness_DetectAndSetWorkingDirectory DETHRACE_ROOT_DIR is set to '/home/terraroot/storage/steam-folder/steamapps/common/Carmageddon1/CARMA/' Using game directory: /home/terraroot/storage/steam-folder/steamapps/common/Carmageddon1/CARMA/ Game mode: Carmageddon [INFO] AudioBackend_Init Playback device: 'Digital Hifi Audio Analog Stereo'