diff --git a/proxy_scraper_checker/settings.py b/proxy_scraper_checker/settings.py
index ca70531..4310f06 100644
--- a/proxy_scraper_checker/settings.py
+++ b/proxy_scraper_checker/settings.py
@@ -272,10 +272,8 @@ class Settings:
             else Path(cfg["output"]["path"])
         )
 
-        output_path_task = asyncio.create_task(
-            fs.async_create_or_fix_dir(
-                output_path, permission=stat.S_IXUSR | stat.S_IWUSR
-            )
+        output_path_future = fs.async_create_or_fix_dir(
+            output_path, permission=stat.S_IXUSR | stat.S_IWUSR
         )
 
         check_website_type, real_ip = await _get_check_website_type_and_real_ip(
@@ -293,7 +291,7 @@ class Settings:
                 permission=stat.S_IRUSR | stat.S_IXUSR | stat.S_IWUSR,
             )
 
-        await output_path_task
+        await output_path_future
 
         return cls(
             check_website=cfg["check_website"],