diff --git a/testing/autodownload/file_sharing_integration_test.go b/testing/autodownload/file_sharing_integration_test.go
index 94feda7..549db81 100644
--- a/testing/autodownload/file_sharing_integration_test.go
+++ b/testing/autodownload/file_sharing_integration_test.go
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ func TestFileSharing(t *testing.T) {
 	os.RemoveAll("cwtch.out.png.manifest")
 	os.RemoveAll("storage")
 	os.RemoveAll("tordir")
+	os.RemoveAll("./download_dir")
 
 	log.SetLevel(log.LevelDebug)
 
@@ -128,6 +129,7 @@ func TestFileSharing(t *testing.T) {
 	settings.DownloadPath = "./download_dir"
 	os.RemoveAll(path.Join(settings.DownloadPath, "cwtch.png"))
 	os.RemoveAll(path.Join(settings.DownloadPath, "cwtch.png.manifest"))
+	os.MkdirAll(settings.DownloadPath, 0700)
 	settings.Experiments[constants.FileSharingExperiment] = true
 	// Turn Auto Downloading On... (Part of the Image Previews / Profile Images Experiment)
 	settings.Experiments[constants.ImagePreviewsExperiment] = true