diff --git a/script.py b/script.py
index 640d186..084ad9e 100644
--- a/script.py
+++ b/script.py
@@ -657,7 +657,7 @@ def main():
     if GLOBAL.arguments.directory is not None:
         GLOBAL.directory = Path(GLOBAL.arguments.directory)
     else:
-        GLOBAL.directory = Path(input("download directory: "))
+        GLOBAL.directory = Path(input("download directory: ").strip())
 
     print("\n"," ".join(sys.argv),"\n",noPrint=True)
     print(f"Bulk Downloader for Reddit v{__version__}\n",noPrint=True