diff --git a/src/nex.rs b/src/nex.rs
index 202f918..810f865 100644
--- a/src/nex.rs
+++ b/src/nex.rs
@@ -51,10 +51,7 @@ impl Nex {
         for u in &config.user {
             let mut p = PathBuf::from(&target);
             p.push(u);
-            fs::create_dir_all(&p)?;
-            if let Some(ref permissions) = dir_permissions {
-                fs::set_permissions(&p, permissions.clone())?
-            }
+            persist_dir(&p, &dir_permissions)?;
             users.insert(u.clone(), p);
         }
         // init document template formatter
@@ -98,25 +95,23 @@ impl Nex {
         }
 
         p.push(published.format("%Y").to_string());
+        self.persist_dir(&p)?;
         if let Some(ref mut i) = index {
             i.push(p.clone())
         }
 
         p.push(published.format("%m").to_string());
+        self.persist_dir(&p)?;
         if let Some(ref mut i) = index {
             i.push(p.clone())
         }
 
         p.push(published.format("%d").to_string());
+        self.persist_dir(&p)?;
         if let Some(ref mut i) = index {
             i.push(p.clone())
         }
 
-        fs::create_dir_all(&p)?;
-        if let Some(ref permissions) = self.dir_permissions {
-            fs::set_permissions(&p, permissions.clone())?
-        }
-
         // init shared post ID once
         let id = published
             .format(self.filename.trim_matches('/'))
@@ -131,10 +126,7 @@ impl Nex {
         //   as usually hidden but accessible (in servers like Nexy)
         let mut d = PathBuf::from(&p);
         d.push(format!(".{id}"));
-        fs::create_dir_all(&d)?;
-        if let Some(ref permissions) = self.dir_permissions {
-            fs::set_permissions(&p, permissions.clone())?
-        }
+        self.persist_dir(&d)?;
 
         // create system meta file to track post time updated
         // if this meta file exists and has timestamp changed, also cleanup attachment files to update
@@ -144,11 +136,8 @@ impl Nex {
         let state = timestamp.to_string();
         if !fs::read_to_string(&s).is_ok_and(|this| this == state) {
             fs::remove_dir_all(&d)?;
-            fs::create_dir_all(&d)?;
-            if let Some(ref permissions) = self.dir_permissions {
-                fs::set_permissions(&p, permissions.clone())?
-            }
-            self.persist(&s, &timestamp, state.as_bytes())?;
+            self.persist_dir(&d)?;
+            self.persist_file(&s, &timestamp, state.as_bytes())?;
         } else {
             if let Some(ref mut i) = index {
                 if let Some(ref a) = attachments {
@@ -168,7 +157,7 @@ impl Nex {
         }
 
         // save post file, set its change status
-        let change = self.persist(
+        let change = self.persist_file(
             &f,
             &timestamp,
             self.template
@@ -285,8 +274,13 @@ impl Nex {
         self.is_cleanup
     }
 
-    /// Wrapper function to change time updated for new file, according to the Snac time.
-    fn persist(&self, path: &PathBuf, modified: &DateTime<Utc>, data: &[u8]) -> Result<Change> {
+    /// Create new file for `Self`; change time updated, according to the Snac time.
+    fn persist_file(
+        &self,
+        path: &PathBuf,
+        modified: &DateTime<Utc>,
+        data: &[u8],
+    ) -> Result<Change> {
         use std::io::Write;
         let status = if fs::exists(path)? {
             Change::Updated
@@ -303,8 +297,14 @@ impl Nex {
         }
         Ok(status)
     }
+
+    /// Create directory for `Self`, ignore destination exists error case
+    fn persist_dir(&self, path: &PathBuf) -> Result<()> {
+        persist_dir(path, &self.dir_permissions)
+    }
 }
 
+/// Set permissions for given platform
 fn permissions(config: Option<u32>, default: u32) -> Option<Permissions> {
     {
         #[cfg(any(target_os = "linux", target_os = "macos"))]
@@ -318,3 +318,16 @@ fn permissions(config: Option<u32>, default: u32) -> Option<Permissions> {
         }
     }
 }
+
+/// Create directory with given permissions, ignore errors on destination exists
+fn persist_dir(path: &PathBuf, permissions: &Option<Permissions>) -> Result<()> {
+    if let Err(e) = fs::create_dir(path) {
+        if !matches!(e.kind(), std::io::ErrorKind::AlreadyExists) {
+            bail!(e)
+        }
+    }
+    if let Some(p) = permissions {
+        fs::set_permissions(path, p.clone())?
+    }
+    Ok(())
+}