diff --git a/config.sh b/config.sh
index 8adfd61..44e54b9 100644
--- a/config.sh
+++ b/config.sh
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@
 YOUTUBE_DL="./yt-dlc/youtube-dlc"
 
 # Where the downloaded videos will get stored
-SAVEDIR="./downloads"
+OUTDIR="./downloads"
diff --git a/southpark-downloader.sh b/southpark-downloader.sh
index c513686..3241e85 100755
--- a/southpark-downloader.sh
+++ b/southpark-downloader.sh
@@ -2,9 +2,13 @@
 
 source "$(dirname $0)/config.sh"
 
-# We need absolute paths, since we'll be changing directories later
-YOUTUBE_DL="$(readlink -f $(dirname $0))/$YOUTUBE_DL"
-OUTDIR="$(readlink -f $(dirname $0))/$SAVEDIR"
+[ ! -e "$(dirname $0)/$OUTDIR" ] && mkdir -p "$(dirname $0)/$OUTDIR"
+
+# Turn paths into absolute ones, if they aren't already, as we will change directories later
+[ ! "${SAVEDIR::1}" = "/" ] &&
+    OUTDIR="$(readlink -f $(dirname $0)/$OUTDIR)"
+[ ! "${YOUTUBE_DL::1}" = "/" ] && 
+    YOUTUBE_DL="$(readlink -f $(dirname $0)/$YOUTUBE_DL)"
 
 p_info() {
     echo -e "\e[32m>>> $@\e[m"
@@ -160,8 +164,6 @@ download_all() {
     done
 }
 
-[ ! -e "$OUTDIR" ] && mkdir -p "$OUTDIR"
-
 if [ -n "$OPT_SEASON" ]; then
     get_season_url "$OPT_SEASON"
     [ -z "$RES" ] &&