diff --git a/root/app/fanficdownload.py b/root/app/fanficdownload.py
index e1ef09a..75c7e6b 100644
--- a/root/app/fanficdownload.py
+++ b/root/app/fanficdownload.py
@@ -126,11 +126,11 @@ def downloader(args):
     url, inout_file, path, live = args
     # loc = mkdtemp() 
     # loc = '/config/downloads'
-    if not exists('/config/downloads'):
-        makedirs('/config/downloads')
+    loc = '/config/downloads'
+    if not exists(loc):
+        makedirs(loc)
         copyfile("/config/personal.ini", "{}/personal.ini".format(loc))
         copyfile("/config/defaults.ini", "{}/defaults.ini".format(loc))
-    loc = '/config/downloads'
     output = ""
     output += log("Working with url {}".format(url), 'HEADER', live)
     storyId = None