diff --git a/dots/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/sidebarLeft/Anime.qml b/dots/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/sidebarLeft/Anime.qml
index cab251cb8..c673f6304 100644
--- a/dots/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/sidebarLeft/Anime.qml
+++ b/dots/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/sidebarLeft/Anime.qml
@@ -23,15 +23,6 @@ Item {
     property var suggestionQuery: ""
     property var suggestionList: []
 
-    Connections {
-        target: Config
-        function onReadyChanged() {
-            if (Config.options.policies.weeb !== 0) {
-                Quickshell.execDetached(["bash", "-c", `mkdir -p '${root.downloadPath}' && mkdir -p '${root.nsfwPath}'`])
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
     Connections {
         target: Booru
         function onTagSuggestion(query, suggestions) {
diff --git a/dots/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/sidebarLeft/anime/BooruImage.qml b/dots/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/sidebarLeft/anime/BooruImage.qml
index 262321999..99f6f1ab3 100644
--- a/dots/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/sidebarLeft/anime/BooruImage.qml
+++ b/dots/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/sidebarLeft/anime/BooruImage.qml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ Button {
     Process {
         id: downloadProcess
         running: false
-        command: ["bash", "-c", `[ -f ${root.filePath} ] || curl -sSL '${root.imageData.preview_url ?? root.imageData.sample_url}' -o '${root.filePath}'`]
+        command: ["bash", "-c", `mkdir -p '${root.previewDownloadPath}' && [ -f ${root.filePath} ] || curl -sSL '${root.imageData.preview_url ?? root.imageData.sample_url}' -o '${root.filePath}'`]
         onExited: (exitCode, exitStatus) => {
             imageObject.source = `${previewDownloadPath}/${root.fileName}`
         }
@@ -170,9 +170,10 @@ Button {
                             Layout.fillWidth: true
                             buttonText: Translation.tr("Download")
                             onClicked: {
-                                root.showActions = false
+                                root.showActions = false;
+                                const targetPath = root.imageData.is_nsfw ? root.nsfwPath : root.downloadPath;
                                 Quickshell.execDetached(["bash", "-c", 
-                                    `curl '${root.imageData.file_url}' -o '${root.imageData.is_nsfw ? root.nsfwPath : root.downloadPath}/${root.fileName}' && notify-send '${Translation.tr("Download complete")}' '${root.downloadPath}/${root.fileName}' -a 'Shell'`
+                                    `mkdir -p '${targetPath}' && curl '${root.imageData.file_url}' -o '${targetPath}/${root.fileName}' && notify-send '${Translation.tr("Download complete")}' '${root.downloadPath}/${root.fileName}' -a 'Shell'`
                                 ])
                             }
                         }