diff --git a/proxy_scraper_checker/__main__.py b/proxy_scraper_checker/__main__.py
index d01cca6..9c77aad 100644
--- a/proxy_scraper_checker/__main__.py
+++ b/proxy_scraper_checker/__main__.py
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import sys
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Dict, Mapping
 
 import aiofiles
-import aiofiles.os
 import rich.traceback
 from aiohttp import ClientSession, TCPConnector
 from aiohttp_socks import ProxyType
@@ -15,7 +14,7 @@ from rich.logging import RichHandler
 from rich.progress import BarColumn, MofNCompleteColumn, Progress, TextColumn
 from rich.table import Table
 
-from . import cache, checker, geodb, http, output, scraper, sort, utils
+from . import checker, geodb, http, output, scraper, sort, utils
 from .settings import Settings
 from .storage import ProxyStorage
 from .typing_compat import Any
@@ -122,7 +121,6 @@ async def main() -> None:
             )
             await (
                 asyncio.gather(
-                    cache.create(),
                     geodb.download_geodb(progress=progress, session=session),
                     scrape,
                 )
diff --git a/proxy_scraper_checker/cache.py b/proxy_scraper_checker/cache.py
index 0ac81b2..87799ab 100644
--- a/proxy_scraper_checker/cache.py
+++ b/proxy_scraper_checker/cache.py
@@ -1,14 +1,5 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-import asyncio
-
-import aiofiles.os
 import platformdirs
 
 DIR = platformdirs.user_cache_dir("proxy_scraper_checker")
-READY_EVENT = asyncio.Event()
-
-
-async def create() -> None:
-    await aiofiles.os.makedirs(DIR, exist_ok=True)
-    READY_EVENT.set()
diff --git a/proxy_scraper_checker/geodb.py b/proxy_scraper_checker/geodb.py
index 78f92f8..6cc5ca9 100644
--- a/proxy_scraper_checker/geodb.py
+++ b/proxy_scraper_checker/geodb.py
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ async def download_geodb(*, progress: Progress, session: ClientSession) -> None:
                 GEODB_PATH,
             )
             return
-        await cache.READY_EVENT.wait()
         await _save_geodb(
             progress=progress,
             response=response,
diff --git a/proxy_scraper_checker/output.py b/proxy_scraper_checker/output.py
index ff731b5..2310fac 100644
--- a/proxy_scraper_checker/output.py
+++ b/proxy_scraper_checker/output.py
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@ import logging
 from shutil import rmtree
 from typing import Sequence, Union
 
-import aiofiles
-import aiofiles.os
 import aiofiles.ospath
 import maxminddb
 
@@ -40,7 +38,6 @@ def save_proxies(*, settings: Settings, storage: ProxyStorage) -> None:
             if settings.enable_geolocation
             else NullContext()
         )
-        settings.output_path.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
         with mmdb as mmdb_reader:
             proxy_dicts = [
                 {
diff --git a/proxy_scraper_checker/scraper.py b/proxy_scraper_checker/scraper.py
index 6a53883..d7219d1 100644
--- a/proxy_scraper_checker/scraper.py
+++ b/proxy_scraper_checker/scraper.py
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@ import itertools
 import logging
 
 import aiofiles
-import aiofiles.os
-import aiofiles.ospath
 from aiohttp import ClientResponseError, ClientSession, ClientTimeout
 from aiohttp_socks import ProxyType
 from rich.progress import Progress, TaskID
diff --git a/proxy_scraper_checker/settings.py b/proxy_scraper_checker/settings.py
index fe03b7f..fa3ffa4 100644
--- a/proxy_scraper_checker/settings.py
+++ b/proxy_scraper_checker/settings.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ from .http import get_response_text
 from .null_context import NullContext
 from .parsers import parse_ipv4
 from .typing_compat import Any, Literal, Self
-from .utils import IS_DOCKER, check_access
+from .utils import IS_DOCKER, create_or_check_dir
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from .proxy import Proxy
@@ -273,8 +273,8 @@ class Settings:
         )
 
         _, _, (check_website_type, real_ip) = await asyncio.gather(
-            check_access(output_path, mode=os.W_OK | os.X_OK),
-            check_access(cache.DIR, mode=os.R_OK | os.W_OK | os.X_OK),
+            create_or_check_dir(output_path, mode=os.W_OK | os.X_OK),
+            create_or_check_dir(cache.DIR, mode=os.R_OK | os.W_OK | os.X_OK),
             _get_check_website_type_and_real_ip(
                 check_website=cfg["check_website"], session=session
             ),
diff --git a/proxy_scraper_checker/utils.py b/proxy_scraper_checker/utils.py
index 2d7d454..7941695 100644
--- a/proxy_scraper_checker/utils.py
+++ b/proxy_scraper_checker/utils.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
+import asyncio
 
 import os
 from pathlib import Path
@@ -6,6 +7,7 @@ from typing import Union
 from urllib.parse import urlparse
 
 import aiofiles.os
+import aiofiles.ospath
 import charset_normalizer
 
 IS_DOCKER = os.getenv("IS_DOCKER") == "1"
@@ -20,7 +22,14 @@ def bytes_decode(value: bytes, /) -> str:
     return str(charset_normalizer.from_bytes(value)[0])
 
 
-async def check_access(path: Union[Path, str], /, *, mode: int) -> None:
-    if not await aiofiles.os.access(path, mode):
-        msg = f"{path} is not accessible"
-        raise ValueError(msg)
+async def create_or_check_dir(path: Union[Path, str], /, *, mode: int) -> None:
+    try:
+        await aiofiles.os.makedirs(path)
+    except FileExistsError:
+        access_task = asyncio.create_task(aiofiles.os.access(path, mode))
+        if not await aiofiles.ospath.isdir(path):
+            msg = f"{path} is not a directory"
+            raise ValueError(msg) from None
+        if not await access_task:
+            msg = f"{path} is not accessible"
+            raise ValueError(msg) from None