diff --git a/cyberdrop_dl/__init__.py b/cyberdrop_dl/__init__.py
index 748aec229..caceeef8c 100644
--- a/cyberdrop_dl/__init__.py
+++ b/cyberdrop_dl/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "5.0.29"
+__version__ = "5.0.31"
diff --git a/cyberdrop_dl/utils/transfer/first_time_setup.py b/cyberdrop_dl/utils/transfer/first_time_setup.py
index 8a9357830..1c2dbab68 100644
--- a/cyberdrop_dl/utils/transfer/first_time_setup.py
+++ b/cyberdrop_dl/utils/transfer/first_time_setup.py
@@ -80,8 +80,11 @@ def check_cache_for_moved(self, cache_file: Path) -> bool:
 
     def update_cache(self, cache_file: Path) -> None:
         """Updates the cache to reflect the new location"""
+        cache_file.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
         with open(cache_file, 'r') as yaml_file:
             cache = yaml.load(yaml_file.read(), Loader=yaml.FullLoader)
+        if cache is None:
+            cache = {"first_startup_completed": False}
         cache['first_startup_completed'] = True
         with open(cache_file, 'w') as yaml_file:
             yaml.dump(cache, yaml_file)
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index c5ee7ce13..470960514 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "cyberdrop-dl"
-version = "5.0.29"
+version = "5.0.31"
 description = "Bulk downloader for multiple file hosts"
 authors = ["Jules Winnfield <juleswinnfieldII@protonmail.com>"]
 readme = "README.md"