diff --git a/cockatrice/src/client/tabs/tab_replays.cpp b/cockatrice/src/client/tabs/tab_replays.cpp
index 052c5aa31..8382c1c39 100644
--- a/cockatrice/src/client/tabs/tab_replays.cpp
+++ b/cockatrice/src/client/tabs/tab_replays.cpp
@@ -326,7 +326,8 @@ void TabReplays::downloadNodeAtIndex(const QModelIndex &curLeft, const QModelInd
         const QString name =
             QString::number(replayMatch->game_id()) + "_" + QString::fromStdString(replayMatch->game_name());
 
-        const auto newDirIndex = localDirModel->mkdir(curLeft, name);
+        const auto dirIndex = curLeft.isValid() ? curLeft : localDirModel->index(localDirModel->rootPath());
+        const auto newDirIndex = localDirModel->mkdir(dirIndex, name);
 
         int rows = serverDirView->model()->rowCount(curRight);
         for (int i = 0; i < rows; i++) {
@@ -335,7 +336,8 @@ void TabReplays::downloadNodeAtIndex(const QModelIndex &curLeft, const QModelInd
         }
     } else if (const auto replay = serverDirView->getReplay(curRight)) {
         // node at index is a replay
-        const QString filePath = localDirModel->filePath(curLeft) + QString("/replay_%1.cor").arg(replay->replay_id());
+        const QString dirPath = curLeft.isValid() ? localDirModel->filePath(curLeft) : localDirModel->rootPath();
+        const QString filePath = dirPath + QString("/replay_%1.cor").arg(replay->replay_id());
 
         Command_ReplayDownload cmd;
         cmd.set_replay_id(replay->replay_id());