diff --git a/extractor/src/test/java/org/schabi/newpipe/downloader/RecordingDownloader.java b/extractor/src/test/java/org/schabi/newpipe/downloader/RecordingDownloader.java
index c48d74990..0ba1a9935 100644
--- a/extractor/src/test/java/org/schabi/newpipe/downloader/RecordingDownloader.java
+++ b/extractor/src/test/java/org/schabi/newpipe/downloader/RecordingDownloader.java
@@ -33,8 +33,9 @@ class RecordingDownloader extends Downloader {
                     file.delete();
                 }
             }
+        } else {
+            Files.createDirectories(path);
         }
-        Files.createDirectories(path);
     }
 
     @Override