diff --git a/test-util-android/src/main/java/org/fnives/test/showcase/android/testutil/screenshot/ScreenshotRule.kt b/test-util-android/src/main/java/org/fnives/test/showcase/android/testutil/screenshot/ScreenshotRule.kt
index 36a7756..20165bd 100644
--- a/test-util-android/src/main/java/org/fnives/test/showcase/android/testutil/screenshot/ScreenshotRule.kt
+++ b/test-util-android/src/main/java/org/fnives/test/showcase/android/testutil/screenshot/ScreenshotRule.kt
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package org.fnives.test.showcase.android.testutil.screenshot
 
 import android.graphics.Bitmap
+import android.util.Log
 import androidx.test.runner.screenshot.ScreenCapture
 import androidx.test.runner.screenshot.ScreenCaptureProcessor
 import androidx.test.runner.screenshot.Screenshot
@@ -38,28 +39,29 @@ class ScreenshotRule(
         }
     }
 
-    fun takeScreenshot(prefix: String = this.prefix, baseName: String) {
+    fun takeScreenshot(prefix: String = this.prefix, baseName: String, capture: ScreenCapture = Screenshot.capture()) {
         val fileName = if (timestampSuffix) {
             "$prefix-$baseName-${System.currentTimeMillis()}"
         } else {
             "$prefix-$baseName"
         }
-        takeScreenshot(filename = fileName)
+        takeScreenshot(filename = fileName, capture = capture)
     }
 
     @Suppress("PrintStackTrace")
-    private fun takeScreenshot(filename: String) {
-        val capture: ScreenCapture = Screenshot.capture()
+    private fun takeScreenshot(filename: String, capture: ScreenCapture) {
         capture.name = filename
         capture.format = Bitmap.CompressFormat.JPEG
         try {
             capture.process(setOf(processor))
         } catch (e: IOException) {
+            Log.d(TAG, "Couldn't save image: $e")
             e.printStackTrace()
         }
     }
 
     companion object {
+        const val TAG = "Screenshot Rule"
         val Description.testScreenshotName get() = "${testClass.simpleName}-$methodName"
         val Description.beforeTestScreenshotName get() = "$testScreenshotName-BEFORE"
         val Description.successTestScreenshotName get() = "$testScreenshotName-SUCCESS"
diff --git a/test-util-android/src/main/java/org/fnives/test/showcase/android/testutil/screenshot/basicScreenCaptureProcessor.kt b/test-util-android/src/main/java/org/fnives/test/showcase/android/testutil/screenshot/basicScreenCaptureProcessor.kt
index be6375d..eed57f0 100644
--- a/test-util-android/src/main/java/org/fnives/test/showcase/android/testutil/screenshot/basicScreenCaptureProcessor.kt
+++ b/test-util-android/src/main/java/org/fnives/test/showcase/android/testutil/screenshot/basicScreenCaptureProcessor.kt
@@ -1,19 +1,40 @@
 package org.fnives.test.showcase.android.testutil.screenshot
 
-import android.os.Build
 import android.os.Environment
+import android.util.Log
 import androidx.test.platform.app.InstrumentationRegistry
+import androidx.test.runner.screenshot.ScreenCaptureProcessor
 import androidx.test.runner.screenshot.basicScreenCaptureProcessor
 import java.io.File
 
-fun basicScreenCaptureProcessor(subDir: String = "test-screenshots") =
-    basicScreenCaptureProcessor(File(getTestPicturesDir(), subDir))
+fun basicScreenCaptureProcessor(subDir: String = "test-screenshots"): ScreenCaptureProcessor {
+    val directory = File(getTestPicturesDir(), subDir)
+    Log.d(ScreenshotRule.TAG, "directory to save screenshots = $directory")
+    return basicScreenCaptureProcessor(File(getTestPicturesDir(), subDir))
+}
 
+/**
+ * BasicScreenCaptureProcessor seems to work differently on API versions,
+ * based on where we have access to save and pull the images from.
+ *
+ * see example issue: https://github.com/android/android-test/issues/818
+ */
 @Suppress("DEPRECATION")
-fun getTestPicturesDir() =
-    if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.S) {
-        InstrumentationRegistry.getInstrumentation().targetContext.getExternalFilesDir(Environment.DIRECTORY_PICTURES)
-    } else {
-        val packageName = InstrumentationRegistry.getInstrumentation().targetContext.packageName
-        File(Environment.getExternalStoragePublicDirectory(Environment.DIRECTORY_PICTURES), packageName)
+fun getTestPicturesDir(): File? {
+    val packageName = InstrumentationRegistry.getInstrumentation().targetContext.packageName
+    val environmentFolder = Environment.getExternalStoragePublicDirectory(Environment.DIRECTORY_PICTURES)
+    val externalFolder = File(environmentFolder, packageName)
+    if (externalFolder.canWrite()) {
+        Log.d(ScreenshotRule.TAG, "external folder")
+        return externalFolder
     }
+
+    val internalFolder = InstrumentationRegistry.getInstrumentation().targetContext.getExternalFilesDir(Environment.DIRECTORY_PICTURES)
+    if (internalFolder?.canWrite() == true) {
+        Log.d(ScreenshotRule.TAG, "internal folder")
+        return internalFolder
+    }
+    Log.d(ScreenshotRule.TAG, "cant find directory the screenshots could be saved into")
+
+    return null
+}