diff --git a/qbittorrent/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/91-qbittorrent_configuration.sh b/qbittorrent/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/91-qbittorrent_configuration.sh
index 520df83e7..b1f255b35 100755
--- a/qbittorrent/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/91-qbittorrent_configuration.sh
+++ b/qbittorrent/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/91-qbittorrent_configuration.sh
@@ -57,7 +57,9 @@ if bashio::config.has_value 'SavePath'; then
 fi
 
 # Create default location
-mkdir -p "$DOWNLOADS" || bashio::log.fatal "Error : folder defined in SavePath doesn't exist and can't be created. Check path"
+if [ ! -d "$DOWNLOADS" ]; then 
+    mkdir -p "$DOWNLOADS" || bashio::log.fatal "Error : folder defined in SavePath doesn't exist and can't be created. Check path"
+fi
 chown -R "$PUID:$PGID" "$DOWNLOADS" || bashio::log.fatal "Error, please check default save folder configuration in addon"
 
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