diff --git a/podcast/podcast.go b/podcast/podcast.go
index a8d0bf3..0cf3732 100644
--- a/podcast/podcast.go
+++ b/podcast/podcast.go
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@ func (p *Podcasts) doPodcastDownload(podcast *db.Podcast, podcastEpisode *db.Pod
 	if err := p.db.Save(&podcastEpisode).Error; err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("save podcast episode: %w", err)
 	}
-	if err := os.MkdirAll(filepath.Dir(podcastEpisode.Filename), os.ModePerm); err != nil {
+	if err := os.MkdirAll(filepath.Dir(filepath.Join(podcast.RootDir, podcastEpisode.Filename)), os.ModePerm); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("make podcast root dir: %w", err)
 	}
 	file, err := os.Create(filepath.Join(podcast.RootDir, podcastEpisode.Filename))