diff --git a/targets/java/src/File.cpp b/targets/java/src/File.cpp
index 08786db76..48ff31e73 100644
--- a/targets/java/src/File.cpp
+++ b/targets/java/src/File.cpp
@@ -197,11 +197,9 @@ bool File::mkdirs() const {
         return fs::is_directory(path, error);
     }
 
-    if (error) {
-        return false;
-    }
+    fs::create_directories(path, error);
 
-    return fs::create_directories(path, error);
+    return error.value() == 0;
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/targets/minecraft/client/Minecraft.cpp b/targets/minecraft/client/Minecraft.cpp
index e2b603811..310ab240c 100644
--- a/targets/minecraft/client/Minecraft.cpp
+++ b/targets/minecraft/client/Minecraft.cpp
@@ -478,7 +478,7 @@ File Minecraft::getWorkingDirectory(const std::string& applicationName) {
 
         if (!workingDirectory.exists()) {
             if (!workingDirectory.mkdirs()) {
-                Log::info("The working directory could not be created");
+                Log::info("The working directory could not be created.\n");
                 assert(0);
             }
         }