diff --git a/source/game/gameutil.c b/source/game/gameutil.c
index 6675f0d..fa2b30b 100644
--- a/source/game/gameutil.c
+++ b/source/game/gameutil.c
@@ -1726,6 +1726,10 @@ u32 BuildTitleKeyInfo(const char* path, bool dec, bool dump) {
     
     if (dump) {
         u32 dump_size = TIKDB_SIZE(tik_info);
+        // ensure the output dir exists
+        // warning: this will only build output dirs in the root dir (!!!)
+        if ((f_stat(OUTPUT_PATH, NULL) != FR_OK) && (f_mkdir(OUTPUT_PATH) != FR_OK))
+            return 1;
         f_unlink(path_out);
         if ((dump_size <= 16) || (fvx_qwrite(path_out, tik_info, 0, dump_size, &br) != FR_OK) || (br != dump_size))
             return 1;
@@ -1805,6 +1809,10 @@ u32 BuildSeedInfo(const char* path, bool dump) {
     
     if (dump) {
         u32 dump_size = SEEDDB_SIZE(seed_info);
+        // ensure the output dir exists
+        // warning: this will only build output dirs in the root dir (!!!)
+        if ((f_stat(OUTPUT_PATH, NULL) != FR_OK) && (f_mkdir(OUTPUT_PATH) != FR_OK))
+            return 1;
         f_unlink(path_out);
         if ((dump_size <= 16) || (fvx_qwrite(path_out, seed_info, 0, dump_size, &br) != FR_OK) || (br != dump_size))
             return 1;
diff --git a/source/game/keydbutil.c b/source/game/keydbutil.c
index 448b334..730720e 100644
--- a/source/game/keydbutil.c
+++ b/source/game/keydbutil.c
@@ -17,6 +17,13 @@ u32 CryptAesKeyDb(const char* path, bool inplace, bool encrypt) {
     if (!CheckWritePermissions(path_out))
         return 1;
     
+    if (!inplace) {
+        // ensure the output dir exists
+        // warning: this will only build output dirs in the root dir (!!!)
+        if ((f_stat(OUTPUT_PATH, NULL) != FR_OK) && (f_mkdir(OUTPUT_PATH) != FR_OK))
+            return 1;
+    }
+    
     // load key database
     if ((fvx_qread(path, keydb, 0, MAIN_BUFFER_SIZE, &bt) != FR_OK) ||
         (bt % sizeof(AesKeyInfo)) || (bt >= MAIN_BUFFER_SIZE))
@@ -110,6 +117,10 @@ u32 BuildKeyDb(const char* path, bool dump) {
             dump_size += sizeof(AesKeyInfo);
             if (dump_size >= MAX_KEYDB_SIZE) return 1;
         }
+        // ensure the output dir exists
+        // warning: this will only build output dirs in the root dir (!!!)
+        if ((f_stat(OUTPUT_PATH, NULL) != FR_OK) && (f_mkdir(OUTPUT_PATH) != FR_OK))
+            return 1;
         f_unlink(path_out);
         if (!dump_size || (fvx_qwrite(path_out, key_info, 0, dump_size, &br) != FR_OK) || (br != dump_size))
             return 1;
diff --git a/source/godmode.c b/source/godmode.c
index a6f1548..0bef917 100644
--- a/source/godmode.c
+++ b/source/godmode.c
@@ -1176,7 +1176,7 @@ u32 HomeMoreMenu(char* current_path, DirStruct* current_dir, DirStruct* clipboar
         DeinitSDCardFS();
         if ((SdFormatMenu() == 0) || sd_state) {;
             while (!InitSDCardFS() &&
-                ShowPrompt(true, "Initialising SD card failed! Retry?"));
+                ShowPrompt(true, "Initializing SD card failed! Retry?"));
         }
         ClearScreenF(true, true, COLOR_STD_BG);
         InitEmuNandBase(true);