diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3f7062b..7b8f1b0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ Requirements:
 
 Binaries
 
-- Python 3.8 or greater
+- Python 3.9 or greater
 - ffmpeg*
 - Git**
 
diff --git a/src/album.py b/src/album.py
index d797d02..12f86eb 100644
--- a/src/album.py
+++ b/src/album.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ def get_album_tracks(album_id):
 def get_album_name(album_id):
     """ Returns album name """
     resp = ZSpotify.invoke_url(f'{ALBUM_URL}/{album_id}')
-    return sanitize_data(resp[ARTISTS][0][NAME]), sanitize_data(resp[NAME])
+    return resp[ARTISTS][0][NAME], sanitize_data(resp[NAME])
 
 
 def get_artist_albums(artist_id):
diff --git a/src/podcast.py b/src/podcast.py
index 1ff2910..0d6c13c 100644
--- a/src/podcast.py
+++ b/src/podcast.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import os
 from typing import Optional
 
 from librespot.metadata import EpisodeId
@@ -47,10 +48,11 @@ def download_episode(episode_id) -> None:
         episode_id = EpisodeId.from_base62(episode_id)
         stream = ZSpotify.get_content_stream(episode_id, ZSpotify.DOWNLOAD_QUALITY)
 
-        create_download_directory(ZSpotify.get_config(ROOT_PODCAST_PATH) + extra_paths)
+        download_directory = os.path.dirname(__file__) + ZSpotify.get_config(ROOT_PODCAST_PATH) + extra_paths
+        create_download_directory(download_directory)
 
         total_size = stream.input_stream.size
-        with open(ZSpotify.get_config(ROOT_PODCAST_PATH) + extra_paths + filename + MusicFormat.OGG.value,
+        with open(download_directory + filename + MusicFormat.OGG.value,
                   'wb') as file, tqdm(
             desc=filename,
             total=total_size,
@@ -63,6 +65,4 @@ def download_episode(episode_id) -> None:
                     stream.input_stream.stream().read(ZSpotify.get_config(CHUNK_SIZE))))
 
         # convert_audio_format(ROOT_PODCAST_PATH +
-        #                     extra_paths + filename + '.ogg')
-
-        # related functions that do stuff with the spotify API
+        #                     extra_paths + filename + '.ogg')
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