diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index c9c07a8..1b3f639 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	tmpSongDir = "/home/chigozirim/Documents/my-docs/song-recognition/songs/"
+	SONGS_DIR = "songs"
 )
 
 func GinMiddleware(allowOrigin string) gin.HandlerFunc {
@@ -77,6 +77,13 @@ func main() {
 		return nil
 	})
 
+	err := spotify.CreateFolder(SONGS_DIR)
+	if err != nil {
+		err := xerrors.New(err)
+		logMsg := fmt.Sprintf("failed to create directory %v", SONGS_DIR)
+		logger.ErrorContext(ctx, logMsg, slog.Any("error", err))
+	}
+
 	server.OnEvent("/", "totalSongs", func(socket socketio.Conn) {
 		db, err := utils.NewDbClient()
 		if err != nil {
@@ -132,7 +139,7 @@ func main() {
 			statusMsg := fmt.Sprintf("%v songs found in album.", len(tracksInAlbum))
 			socket.Emit("downloadStatus", downloadStatus("info", statusMsg))
 
-			totalTracksDownloaded, err := spotify.DlAlbum(spotifyURL, tmpSongDir)
+			totalTracksDownloaded, err := spotify.DlAlbum(spotifyURL, SONGS_DIR)
 			if err != nil {
 				socket.Emit("downloadStatus", downloadStatus("error", "Couldn't to download album."))
 
@@ -163,7 +170,7 @@ func main() {
 			statusMsg := fmt.Sprintf("%v songs found in playlist.", len(tracksInPL))
 			socket.Emit("downloadStatus", downloadStatus("info", statusMsg))
 
-			totalTracksDownloaded, err := spotify.DlPlaylist(spotifyURL, tmpSongDir)
+			totalTracksDownloaded, err := spotify.DlPlaylist(spotifyURL, SONGS_DIR)
 			if err != nil {
 				socket.Emit("downloadStatus", downloadStatus("error", "Couldn't download playlist."))
 
@@ -213,7 +220,7 @@ func main() {
 				logger.ErrorContext(ctx, "failed to get song by key.", slog.Any("error", err))
 			}
 
-			totalDownloads, err := spotify.DlSingleTrack(spotifyURL, tmpSongDir)
+			totalDownloads, err := spotify.DlSingleTrack(spotifyURL, SONGS_DIR)
 			if err != nil {
 				if len(err.Error()) <= 25 {
 					socket.Emit("downloadStatus", downloadStatus("error", err.Error()))
diff --git a/spotify/utils.go b/spotify/utils.go
index 9336c36..79b044d 100644
--- a/spotify/utils.go
+++ b/spotify/utils.go
@@ -47,6 +47,14 @@ func DeleteFile(filePath string) {
 	}
 }
 
+func CreateFolder(folderPath string) error {
+	err := os.MkdirAll(folderPath, 0755)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 func SongKeyExists(key string) (bool, error) {
 	db, err := utils.NewDbClient()
 	if err != nil {