diff --git a/.config/quickshell/modules/sidebarLeft/Anime.qml b/.config/quickshell/modules/sidebarLeft/Anime.qml
index ff529219..fb1182f8 100644
--- a/.config/quickshell/modules/sidebarLeft/Anime.qml
+++ b/.config/quickshell/modules/sidebarLeft/Anime.qml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import "root:/modules/common"
 import "root:/modules/common/widgets"
 import "root:/modules/common/functions/fuzzysort.js" as Fuzzy
 import "root:/modules/common/functions/string_utils.js" as StringUtils
+import "root:/modules/common/functions/file_utils.js" as FileUtils
 import "./anime/"
 import Qt.labs.platform
 import QtQuick
@@ -19,9 +20,9 @@ Item {
     property var panelWindow
     property var inputField: tagInputField
     readonly property var responses: Booru.responses
-    property string previewDownloadPath: `${XdgDirectories.cache}/media/waifus`.replace("file://", "")
-    property string downloadPath: (XdgDirectories.pictures  + "/homework").replace("file://", "")
-    property string nsfwPath: (XdgDirectories.pictures + "/homework/🌶️").replace("file://", "")
+    property string previewDownloadPath: FileUtils.trimFileProtocol(`${XdgDirectories.cache}/media/waifus`)
+    property string downloadPath: FileUtils.trimFileProtocol(XdgDirectories.pictures  + "/homework")
+    property string nsfwPath: FileUtils.trimFileProtocol(XdgDirectories.pictures + "/homework/🌶️")
     property string commandPrefix: "/"
     property real scrollOnNewResponse: 100
     property int tagSuggestionDelay: 210
@@ -37,7 +38,8 @@ Item {
     }
 
     Component.onCompleted: {
-        Hyprland.dispatch(`exec rm -rf ${previewDownloadPath} && mkdir -p ${previewDownloadPath}`)
+        Hyprland.dispatch(`exec rm -rf '${previewDownloadPath}' && mkdir -p '${previewDownloadPath}'`)
+        Hyprland.dispatch(`exec mkdir -p '${downloadPath}' && mkdir -p '${downloadPath}'`)
     }
 
     property var allCommands: [