diff --git a/Source/LibationAvalonia/Controls/DirectoryOrCustomSelectControl.axaml.cs b/Source/LibationAvalonia/Controls/DirectoryOrCustomSelectControl.axaml.cs
index 658e0e0b..f5ff3746 100644
--- a/Source/LibationAvalonia/Controls/DirectoryOrCustomSelectControl.axaml.cs
+++ b/Source/LibationAvalonia/Controls/DirectoryOrCustomSelectControl.axaml.cs
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ namespace LibationAvalonia.Controls
 					: Configuration.GetKnownDirectoryPath(directorySelectControl.SelectedDirectory);
 			selectedDir ??= string.Empty;
 
-			Directory = customStates.CustomChecked ? selectedDir : System.IO.Path.Combine(selectedDir, SubDirectory);
+			Directory = customStates.CustomChecked ? selectedDir : System.IO.Path.Combine(selectedDir, SubDirectory ?? "");
 		}
 
 		private void DirectoryOrCustomSelectControl_PropertyChanged(object sender, AvaloniaPropertyChangedEventArgs e)
diff --git a/Source/LibationAvalonia/Dialogs/SettingsDialog.axaml b/Source/LibationAvalonia/Dialogs/SettingsDialog.axaml
index 04e1b655..c2b17889 100644
--- a/Source/LibationAvalonia/Dialogs/SettingsDialog.axaml
+++ b/Source/LibationAvalonia/Dialogs/SettingsDialog.axaml
@@ -365,7 +365,6 @@
 									Text="{Binding DownloadDecryptSettings.InProgressDescriptionText}" />
 
 								<controls:DirectoryOrCustomSelectControl
-									SubDirectory="Libation"
 									Directory="{Binding DownloadDecryptSettings.InProgressDirectory, Mode=TwoWay}"
 									KnownDirectories="{Binding DownloadDecryptSettings.KnownDirectories}" />
 
diff --git a/Source/LibationAvalonia/Dialogs/SettingsDialog.axaml.cs b/Source/LibationAvalonia/Dialogs/SettingsDialog.axaml.cs
index f3c721de..dea9cd97 100644
--- a/Source/LibationAvalonia/Dialogs/SettingsDialog.axaml.cs
+++ b/Source/LibationAvalonia/Dialogs/SettingsDialog.axaml.cs
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ namespace LibationAvalonia.Dialogs
 
 		public void LoadSettings(Configuration config)
 		{
-			BooksDirectory = config.Books;
+			BooksDirectory = config.Books.PathWithoutPrefix;
 			SavePodcastsToParentFolder = config.SavePodcastsToParentFolder;
 			LoggingLevel = config.LogLevel;
 			BetaOptIn = config.BetaOptIn;