diff --git a/electron/src/main.ts b/electron/src/main.ts
index b8651aad166..7cfe0f573e6 100644
--- a/electron/src/main.ts
+++ b/electron/src/main.ts
@@ -212,8 +212,10 @@ const bindIpcEvents = (): void => {
   ipcMain.handle(EVENT_TYPE.ACTION.GET_OG_DATA, (_event, url) => getOpenGraphDataAsync(url));
 
   ipcMain.on(EVENT_TYPE.ACTION.CHANGE_DOWNLOAD_LOCATION, (_event, downloadPath?: string) => {
-    if (downloadPath && EnvironmentUtil.platform.IS_WINDOWS) {
-      fs.ensureDirSync(appHomePath(downloadPath));
+    if (EnvironmentUtil.platform.IS_WINDOWS) {
+      if (downloadPath) {
+        fs.ensureDirSync(appHomePath(downloadPath));
+      }
       //save the downloadPath locally
       settings.save(SettingsType.DOWNLOAD_PATH, downloadPath);
       settings.persistToFile();