diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 3da3ceb..7b1478d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## Pre-Release 1.0.1-beta (31 December, 2024)
+* Minor bug fixes, see #5
+
 ## Pre-Release 1.0.0-beta (30 December, 2024)
 * Minor bug fixes
 * Moved the lockfile creation to the exclude folder to avoid write premission 
diff --git a/opt/mirrorsync/.version b/opt/mirrorsync/.version
index 0aa8850..44b8614 100644
--- a/opt/mirrorsync/.version
+++ b/opt/mirrorsync/.version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-v1.0.0-beta
\ No newline at end of file
+v1.0.1-beta
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/opt/mirrorsync/mirrorsync.sh b/opt/mirrorsync/mirrorsync.sh
index a3d14ae..96de9f0 100644
--- a/opt/mirrorsync/mirrorsync.sh
+++ b/opt/mirrorsync/mirrorsync.sh
@@ -279,11 +279,10 @@ do
         error "no local directory is defined in \"${repoconfig}\". Continuing with the next mirror"
         progresscounter=$((progresscounter+3))
         continue
-    elif [ ! -w "$mirrordst" ]; then
-        error "The path \"${mirrordst}\" is not writable. Continuing with the next mirror"
-        progresscounter=$((progresscounter+3))
-        continue
-    elif [ ! -d "$mirrordst" ]; then
+    fi
+
+    # Check if directory exists, else create it
+    if [ ! -d "$mirrordst" ]; then
         warning "A local path for \"${mirrorname}\" does not exists, will create one"
         if [ ! mkdir "$mirrordst" 2>&1 ]; then
             error "The path \"${mirrordst}\" could not be created. Continuing with the next mirror"
@@ -291,6 +290,13 @@ do
             continue
         fi
     fi
+
+    # Validate that the current user can write to this path
+    if [ ! -w "$mirrordst" ]; then
+        error "The path \"${mirrordst}\" is not writable. Continuing with the next mirror"
+        progresscounter=$((progresscounter+3))
+        continue
+    fi
     
     # Validate the remotes variable is a array
     is_array=$(declare -p remotes | grep '^declare -a')