diff --git a/timesearch_modules/breakdown.py b/timesearch_modules/breakdown.py
index 36a918d..471d9e5 100644
--- a/timesearch_modules/breakdown.py
+++ b/timesearch_modules/breakdown.py
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ def breakdown_argparse(args):
 
     breakdown_basename = breakdown_basename % database.filepath.replace_extension('').basename
     breakdown_filepath = database.breakdown_dir.with_child(breakdown_basename)
-    os.makedirs(breakdown_filepath.parent.absolute_path, exist_ok=True)
+    breakdown_filepath.parent.makedirs(exist_ok=True)
     breakdown_file = breakdown_filepath.open('w')
     with breakdown_file:
         breakdown_file.write(dump)
diff --git a/timesearch_modules/get_styles.py b/timesearch_modules/get_styles.py
index 810f594..3a8f0ab 100644
--- a/timesearch_modules/get_styles.py
+++ b/timesearch_modules/get_styles.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ def get_styles(subreddit):
     subreddit = common.r.subreddit(subreddit)
     styles = subreddit.stylesheet()
 
-    os.makedirs(database.styles_dir.absolute_path, exist_ok=True)
+    database.styles_dir.makedirs(exist_ok=True)
 
     stylesheet_filepath = database.styles_dir.with_child('stylesheet.css')
     print('Downloading %s' % stylesheet_filepath.relative_path)
diff --git a/timesearch_modules/get_wiki.py b/timesearch_modules/get_wiki.py
index 4c88455..dd90ea2 100644
--- a/timesearch_modules/get_wiki.py
+++ b/timesearch_modules/get_wiki.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ def get_wiki(subreddit):
             continue
 
         wikipage_path = database.wiki_dir.join(wikipage.name).replace_extension('md')
-        os.makedirs(wikipage_path.parent.absolute_path, exist_ok=True)
+        wikipage_path.parent.makedirs(exist_ok=True)
         with wikipage_path.open('w', encoding='utf-8') as handle:
             handle.write(wikipage.content_md)
         print('Wrote', wikipage_path.relative_path)
diff --git a/timesearch_modules/index.py b/timesearch_modules/index.py
index d63d424..49e7de6 100644
--- a/timesearch_modules/index.py
+++ b/timesearch_modules/index.py
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ def index_worker(
     statement = statement.format(threshold=score_threshold, order=orderby)
     cur.execute(statement)
 
-    os.makedirs(database.index_dir.absolute_path, exist_ok=True)
+    database.index_dir.makedirs(exist_ok=True)
 
     extension = '.html' if html else '.txt'
     mash_basename = database.filepath.replace_extension('').basename
diff --git a/timesearch_modules/offline_reading.py b/timesearch_modules/offline_reading.py
index 909d074..9f110b9 100644
--- a/timesearch_modules/offline_reading.py
+++ b/timesearch_modules/offline_reading.py
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ def html_from_database(database, specific_submission=None):
     submission_trees = trees_from_database(database, specific_submission)
     for submission_tree in submission_trees:
         page = html_from_tree(submission_tree, sort=lambda x: x.data.score * -1)
-        os.makedirs(database.offline_reading_dir.absolute_path, exist_ok=True)
+        database.offline_reading_dir.makedirs(exist_ok=True)
 
         html = ''
 
diff --git a/timesearch_modules/tsdb.py b/timesearch_modules/tsdb.py
index eb2022e..44a79a4 100644
--- a/timesearch_modules/tsdb.py
+++ b/timesearch_modules/tsdb.py
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ class TSDB:
                 raise exceptions.DatabaseNotFound(self.filepath)
             print('New database', self.filepath.relative_path)
 
-        os.makedirs(self.filepath.parent.absolute_path, exist_ok=True)
+        self.filepath.parent.makedirs(exist_ok=True)
 
         self.breakdown_dir = self.filepath.parent.with_child('breakdown')
         self.offline_reading_dir = self.filepath.parent.with_child('offline_reading')