diff --git a/oxtimelines/timeline.py b/oxtimelines/timeline.py
index 21b6a4d..b4ef6de 100644
--- a/oxtimelines/timeline.py
+++ b/oxtimelines/timeline.py
@@ -662,12 +662,11 @@ class Timelines():
                 if self.render_antialias:
                     self._save_full_tile('antialias')
                 if self.cuts_path:
-                    # remove cuts at max_cut_len
-                    self.cuts = filter(lambda x: x not in self.no_cuts, self.cuts)
+                    # remove cuts at first frame and last frame and all cuts at max_cut_len
+                    self.cuts = filter(lambda x: x not in [0, self.frame_n] + self.no_cuts, self.cuts)
                     with open(self.cuts_path, 'w') as f:
-                        # remove 0 and frame_n from cuts
                         # avoid float rounding artefacts
-                        f.write('[' + ', '.join(map(lambda x: '%.2f' % (x / FPS), self.cuts[1:-1])) + ']')
+                        f.write('[' + ', '.join(map(lambda x: '%.2f' % (x / FPS), self.cuts)) + ']')
             if self.render_audio:
                 self._render_audio(self.volume)
                 if not self.render_video: