diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index b465dab4..5ca8c37e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -45,6 +45,12 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: [self-hosted, macOS]
 
     steps:
+      # The self-hosted runner lives under the machine owner's home
+      # directory; mask it first so absolute paths in every later step's
+      # output show up as *** in the public workflow logs.
+      - name: Mask runner paths
+        run: echo "::add-mask::$HOME"
+
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
@@ -170,6 +176,11 @@ jobs:
           set -euo pipefail
           scripts/build_android.sh --version "${{ steps.ver.outputs.version }}"
 
+      - name: Install xcbeautify
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          brew list xcbeautify >/dev/null 2>&1 || brew install xcbeautify
+
       - name: Build iOS
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail
diff --git a/mobile/ios/patch_love_src.py b/mobile/ios/patch_love_src.py
index e3b87fe2..9c0fa0ac 100644
--- a/mobile/ios/patch_love_src.py
+++ b/mobile/ios/patch_love_src.py
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ WRAP_INCLUDES = """
 #ifdef LOVE_IOS
 #include <objc/runtime.h>
 #include <objc/message.h>
+#include <string>
 #include "filesystem/Filesystem.h"
 #endif
 """ % MARKER
@@ -53,8 +54,12 @@ WRAP_FUNCS = """
 #ifdef LOVE_IOS
 static const char *gr_saveDirectory()
 {
+	static std::string saveDirectory;
 	auto fs = Module::getInstance<love::filesystem::Filesystem>(Module::M_FILESYSTEM);
-	return fs != nullptr ? fs->getSaveDirectory() : "";
+	if (fs == nullptr)
+		return "";
+	saveDirectory = fs->getSaveDirectory();
+	return saveDirectory.c_str();
 }
 
 static int gr_callBridge(lua_State *L, const char *className,
diff --git a/scripts/build_ios.sh b/scripts/build_ios.sh
index 7011df0e..5e8adc9d 100755
--- a/scripts/build_ios.sh
+++ b/scripts/build_ios.sh
@@ -543,11 +543,27 @@ run_xcodebuild() {
 
   say "xcodebuild love-ios ($config / $sdk)"
   set +e
-  (
-    cd "$XCODE_DIR"
-    xcodebuild "${args[@]}"
-  )
-  local xc_status=$?
+  local xc_status
+  if command -v xcbeautify >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    (
+      cd "$XCODE_DIR"
+      xcodebuild "${args[@]}"
+    ) 2>&1 | xcbeautify
+    local pipeline_status=("${PIPESTATUS[@]}")
+    local xcode_status=${pipeline_status[0]}
+    local beautify_status=${pipeline_status[1]}
+    if [ "$xcode_status" -ne 0 ]; then
+      xc_status=$xcode_status
+    else
+      xc_status=$beautify_status
+    fi
+  else
+    (
+      cd "$XCODE_DIR"
+      xcodebuild "${args[@]}"
+    )
+    xc_status=$?
+  fi
   set -e
   if [ "$xc_status" -ne 0 ]; then
     fail "xcodebuild failed (exit $xc_status).