diff --git a/download.py b/download.py
index e448fa0..003e718 100644
--- a/download.py
+++ b/download.py
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ import progressbar
 import config
 
 savedir = config.Configuration().get_download_location()
+if not os.path.exists(savedir):
+    os.makedirs(savedir)
 
 def get_thread_links(baseurl):
     myparser = htmlparser.MyParser()