diff --git a/crates/yabg3nml/src/autostart.rs b/crates/yabg3nml/src/autostart.rs
index d7e8189..02f80de 100644
--- a/crates/yabg3nml/src/autostart.rs
+++ b/crates/yabg3nml/src/autostart.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ use windows::Win32::System::{
 };
 
 use crate::{
-    event::Event, loader::run_loader, paths::get_game_binary_paths, setup::init,
+    event::Event, loader::run_loader, paths::get_game_binary_for, setup::init,
     single_instance::SingleInstance,
 };
 
@@ -41,35 +41,25 @@ pub fn autostart() -> Result<()> {
         bg3_exe
     };
 
-    let Some(bg3_exe) = Path::new(&bg3_exe).file_name() else {
-        fatal_popup(
-            "No direct launch",
-            "This autostart program is not a launcher. Please check instructions for how to use it. (file_name() missing)",
-        );
-    };
-
-    let exes = get_game_binary_paths(init.config);
-
-    let bg3_path = match &*bg3_exe.to_string_lossy() {
-        "bg3.exe" => exes.bg3,
-        "bg3_dx11.exe" => exes.bg3_dx11,
+    let Some(bg3_path) = get_game_binary_for(Path::new(&bg3_exe), init.config) else {
         // it's not a bg3 executable; or at least, it's not named correctly
-        exe => fatal_popup(
+        fatal_popup(
             "No direct launch",
-            format!("This autostart program is not a launcher. Please check instructions for how to use it. (The target - {exe} - has an incorrect filename)"),
+            format!("This autostart program is not a launcher. Please check instructions for how to use it. (The target - {bg3_exe} - has an incorrect filename)"),
         )
     };
 
     trace!(game = ?bg3_exe, ?args, "launching");
     trace!(env = ?env::vars());
 
-    let child = match Command::new(bg3_path)
+    let cmd = Command::new(bg3_path)
         .args(args)
         // bypass IFEO on this launch
         .creation_flags(DEBUG_PROCESS.0 | DEBUG_ONLY_THIS_PROCESS.0)
         .envs(env::vars())
-        .spawn()
-    {
+        .spawn();
+
+    let child = match cmd {
         Ok(v) => v,
         Err(e) => {
             fatal_popup(
diff --git a/crates/yabg3nml/src/paths.rs b/crates/yabg3nml/src/paths.rs
index d5e0e38..8ba3b55 100644
--- a/crates/yabg3nml/src/paths.rs
+++ b/crates/yabg3nml/src/paths.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
-use std::{fs, path::Path};
+use std::{
+    fs,
+    path::{Path, PathBuf},
+};
 
 use shared::{config::Config, popup::fatal_popup};
 use tracing::{error, trace};
+use unicase::UniCase;
 
 #[allow(dead_code)]
 pub struct Bg3Exes {
@@ -63,3 +67,42 @@ pub fn get_game_binary_paths(config: &Config) -> Bg3Exes {
         "Failed to resolve `install_root` path. Does the path (or its target) exist and point to a directory? And does this program have permissions to read that path?",
     );
 }
+
+#[allow(dead_code)]
+pub enum Bg3Exe {
+    Vulkan,
+    Dx11,
+    None,
+}
+
+impl From<&Path> for Bg3Exe {
+    fn from(value: &Path) -> Self {
+        let Some(value) = value.file_name() else {
+            return Self::None;
+        };
+
+        let value = UniCase::new(value.to_string_lossy());
+        let vulkan = UniCase::new("bg3.exe");
+        let dx11 = UniCase::new("bg3_dx11.exe");
+
+        match value {
+            v if v == vulkan => Self::Vulkan,
+            v if v == dx11 => Self::Dx11,
+            _ => Self::None,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[allow(dead_code)]
+pub fn get_game_binary_for(exe: impl Into<Bg3Exe>, config: &Config) -> Option<PathBuf> {
+    let exe: Bg3Exe = exe.into();
+
+    let binaries = get_game_binary_paths(config);
+    let exe = match exe {
+        Bg3Exe::Vulkan => binaries.bg3,
+        Bg3Exe::Dx11 => binaries.bg3_dx11,
+        Bg3Exe::None => return None,
+    };
+
+    Some(exe.into())
+}