diff --git a/Bloxstrap/Bootstrapper.cs b/Bloxstrap/Bootstrapper.cs
index 6b73caa4..a4d97a69 100644
--- a/Bloxstrap/Bootstrapper.cs
+++ b/Bloxstrap/Bootstrapper.cs
@@ -653,10 +653,16 @@ private async Task UpgradeRoblox()
             else
                 SetStatus(Strings.Bootstrapper_Status_Upgrading);
 
+            bool downloadsExistBefore = Directory.Exists(Paths.Downloads);
+
             Directory.CreateDirectory(Paths.Base);
             Directory.CreateDirectory(Paths.Downloads);
             Directory.CreateDirectory(Paths.Roblox);
 
+            bool downloadsExistAfter = Directory.Exists(Paths.Downloads);
+
+            App.Logger.WriteLine(LOG_IDENT, $"Download folder existence information: before: {downloadsExistBefore}, after: {downloadsExistAfter}");
+
             if (Directory.Exists(AppData.Directory))
             {
                 if (Directory.Exists(AppData.OldDirectory))
@@ -1107,6 +1113,9 @@ private async Task DownloadPackage(Package package)
 
                 int totalBytesRead = 0;
 
+                if (!Directory.Exists(Paths.Downloads))
+                    App.Logger.WriteLine(LOG_IDENT, "Downloads folder has disappeared... where'd it go?");
+
                 try
                 {
                     var response = await App.HttpClient.GetAsync(packageUrl, HttpCompletionOption.ResponseHeadersRead, _cancelTokenSource.Token);