diff --git a/autogpt/commands/file_operations.py b/autogpt/commands/file_operations.py
index 9999fccf..05f06088 100644
--- a/autogpt/commands/file_operations.py
+++ b/autogpt/commands/file_operations.py
@@ -142,8 +142,7 @@ def write_to_file(filename: str, text: str) -> str:
         return "Error: File has already been updated."
     try:
         directory = os.path.dirname(filename)
-        if not os.path.exists(directory):
-            os.makedirs(directory)
+        os.makedirs(directory, exist_ok=True)
         with open(filename, "w", encoding="utf-8") as f:
             f.write(text)
         log_operation("write", filename)
@@ -167,6 +166,8 @@ def append_to_file(filename: str, text: str, should_log: bool = True) -> str:
         str: A message indicating success or failure
     """
     try:
+        directory = os.path.dirname(filename)
+        os.makedirs(directory, exist_ok=True)
         with open(filename, "a") as f:
             f.write(text)
 
@@ -236,6 +237,8 @@ def download_file(url, filename):
         filename (str): Filename to save the file as
     """
     try:
+        directory = os.path.dirname(filename)
+        os.makedirs(directory, exist_ok=True)
         message = f"{Fore.YELLOW}Downloading file from {Back.LIGHTBLUE_EX}{url}{Back.RESET}{Fore.RESET}"
         with Spinner(message) as spinner:
             session = requests.Session()
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_file_operations.py b/tests/unit/test_file_operations.py
index c3b20d0c..b2760671 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_file_operations.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_file_operations.py
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ class TestFileOperations(unittest.TestCase):
         self.test_file = str(self.workspace.get_path("test_file.txt"))
         self.test_file2 = "test_file2.txt"
         self.test_directory = str(self.workspace.get_path("test_directory"))
+        self.test_nested_file = str(self.workspace.get_path("nested/test_file.txt"))
         self.file_content = "This is a test file.\n"
         self.file_logger_logs = "file_logger.txt"
 
@@ -69,21 +70,23 @@ class TestFileOperations(unittest.TestCase):
 
     def test_write_to_file(self):
         new_content = "This is new content.\n"
-        write_to_file(self.test_file, new_content)
-        with open(self.test_file, "r") as f:
+        write_to_file(self.test_nested_file, new_content)
+        with open(self.test_nested_file, "r") as f:
             content = f.read()
         self.assertEqual(content, new_content)
 
     def test_append_to_file(self):
-        with open(self.test_file, "r") as f:
-            content_before = f.read()
-
         append_text = "This is appended text.\n"
-        append_to_file(self.test_file, append_text)
-        with open(self.test_file, "r") as f:
+        append_to_file(self.test_nested_file, append_text)
+        with open(self.test_nested_file, "r") as f:
             content = f.read()
 
-        self.assertEqual(content, content_before + append_text)
+        append_to_file(self.test_nested_file, append_text)
+
+        with open(self.test_nested_file, "r") as f:
+            content_after = f.read()
+
+        self.assertEqual(content_after, append_text + append_text)
 
     def test_delete_file(self):
         delete_file(self.test_file)