diff --git a/modules/interrogate.py b/modules/interrogate.py
index cbb806832..ecdb11bbc 100644
--- a/modules/interrogate.py
+++ b/modules/interrogate.py
@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@ def download_default_clip_interrogate_categories(content_dir):
     category_types = ["artists", "flavors", "mediums", "movements"]
 
     try:
-        os.makedirs(tmpdir)
+        if not os.path.exists(tmpdir):
+            os.makedirs(tmpdir)
         for category_type in category_types:
             torch.hub.download_url_to_file(f"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pharmapsychotic/clip-interrogator/main/clip_interrogator/data/{category_type}.txt", os.path.join(tmpdir, f"{category_type}.txt"))
         os.rename(tmpdir, content_dir)
@@ -41,7 +42,7 @@ def download_default_clip_interrogate_categories(content_dir):
         errors.display(e, "downloading default CLIP interrogate categories")
     finally:
         if os.path.exists(tmpdir):
-            os.remove(tmpdir)
+            os.removedirs(tmpdir)
 
 
 class InterrogateModels: