diff --git a/scripts/on_sd_start.bat b/scripts/on_sd_start.bat
index 368a4ce1..dc7e1a65 100644
--- a/scripts/on_sd_start.bat
+++ b/scripts/on_sd_start.bat
@@ -49,6 +49,11 @@ if exist "env" (
 if exist src rename src src-old
 if exist ldm rename ldm ldm-old
 
+if not exist "..\models\stable-diffusion" mkdir "..\models\stable-diffusion"
+if not exist "..\models\gfpgan" mkdir "..\models\gfpgan"
+if not exist "..\models\realesrgan" mkdir "..\models\realesrgan"
+if not exist "..\models\vae" mkdir "..\models\vae"
+
 @rem migrate the legacy models to the correct path (if already downloaded)
 if exist "sd-v1-4.ckpt" move sd-v1-4.ckpt ..\models\stable-diffusion\
 if exist "custom-model.ckpt" move custom-model.ckpt ..\models\stable-diffusion\
@@ -159,12 +164,6 @@ call WHERE uvicorn > .tmp
     @echo conda_sd_ui_deps_installed >> ..\scripts\install_status.txt
 )
 
-
-if not exist "..\models\stable-diffusion" mkdir "..\models\stable-diffusion"
-if not exist "..\models\gfpgan" mkdir "..\models\gfpgan"
-if not exist "..\models\realesrgan" mkdir "..\models\realesrgan"
-if not exist "..\models\vae" mkdir "..\models\vae"
-
 @if exist "..\models\stable-diffusion\sd-v1-4.ckpt" (
     for %%I in ("..\models\stable-diffusion\sd-v1-4.ckpt") do if "%%~zI" EQU "4265380512" (
         echo "Data files (weights) necessary for Stable Diffusion were already downloaded. Using the HuggingFace 4 GB Model."
diff --git a/scripts/on_sd_start.sh b/scripts/on_sd_start.sh
index c582b07f..46375a0c 100755
--- a/scripts/on_sd_start.sh
+++ b/scripts/on_sd_start.sh
@@ -43,6 +43,11 @@ fi
 if [ -e "src" ]; then mv src src-old; fi
 if [ -e "ldm" ]; then mv ldm ldm-old; fi
 
+mkdir -p "../models/stable-diffusion"
+mkdir -p "../models/gfpgan"
+mkdir -p "../models/realesrgan"
+mkdir -p "../models/vae"
+
 # migrate the legacy models to the correct path (if already downloaded)
 if [ -e "sd-v1-4.ckpt" ]; then mv sd-v1-4.ckpt ../models/stable-diffusion/; fi
 if [ -e "custom-model.ckpt" ]; then mv custom-model.ckpt ../models/stable-diffusion/; fi
@@ -131,11 +136,6 @@ else
     fi
 fi
 
-mkdir -p "../models/stable-diffusion"
-mkdir -p "../models/gfpgan"
-mkdir -p "../models/realesrgan"
-mkdir -p "../models/vae"
-
 if [ -f "../models/stable-diffusion/sd-v1-4.ckpt" ]; then
     model_size=`find "../models/stable-diffusion/sd-v1-4.ckpt" -printf "%s"`