diff --git a/config.py b/config.py
index 7810458..7110ce5 100644
--- a/config.py
+++ b/config.py
@@ -17,8 +17,13 @@ class _Configuration(object):
         self.configparser.add_section("locations")
         self.configparser.set("locations", "download", self.raw_input_with_default(os.path.join(os.getenv("HOME"), "Pictures"), "Please enter where you would like the downloads to go: "))
 
-        with open(self.filename) as configfile:
-            self.configparser.write(configfile)
+        #with open(self.filename) as configfile:
+        #    self.configparser.write(configfile)
+        dirname = os.path.dirname(self.filename)
+        if not os.path.exists(dirname):
+            os.mkdir(dirname)
+        configfile = open(self.filename, "w")
+        self.configparser.write(configfile)
 
     def raw_input_with_default(self, default, prompt):
         inp = raw_input("%s (default=%s): " % (prompt, default))
diff --git a/download.py b/download.py
index 28b316e..e448fa0 100644
--- a/download.py
+++ b/download.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import htmlparser
 import progressbar
 import config
 
-savedir = Configuration().get_download_location()
+savedir = config.Configuration().get_download_location()
 
 def get_thread_links(baseurl):
     myparser = htmlparser.MyParser()
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ def get_images(t = []):
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     # Get a file-like object for the 4chan.org w/imgboard
-    base_url = "http://boards.4chan.org/" + Configuration().get_category() + "/"
+    base_url = "http://boards.4chan.org/" + config.Configuration().get_category() + "/"
  
     # Get the hyperlinks.
     t = get_thread_links(base_url)