diff --git a/src/main/java/net/ornithemc/ploceus/exceptions/ExceptionsProvider.java b/src/main/java/net/ornithemc/ploceus/exceptions/ExceptionsProvider.java
index 191203f..994af7c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/ornithemc/ploceus/exceptions/ExceptionsProvider.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/ornithemc/ploceus/exceptions/ExceptionsProvider.java
@@ -72,10 +72,12 @@ public void provide() {
 		}
 
 		MinecraftProvider minecraft = loom.getMinecraftProvider();
-		Path path = minecraft.path(excsName + "-" + excsVersion + ".excs");
+		Path dir = minecraft.path("exceptions");
+		Path path = dir.resolve(excsName + "-" + excsVersion + ".excs");
 
 		if (Files.notExists(path) || minecraft.refreshDeps()) {
 			try (FileSystemUtil.Delegate delegate = FileSystemUtil.getJarFileSystem(excsJar.get().toPath())) {
+				Files.createDirectories(dir);
 				Files.copy(delegate.getPath("exceptions/mappings.excs"), path, StandardCopyOption.REPLACE_EXISTING);
 			} catch (IOException e) {
 				throw new RuntimeException("unable to extract exceptions!");
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/ornithemc/ploceus/nester/NestsProvider.java b/src/main/java/net/ornithemc/ploceus/nester/NestsProvider.java
index def8557..b6fa92e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/ornithemc/ploceus/nester/NestsProvider.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/ornithemc/ploceus/nester/NestsProvider.java
@@ -70,10 +70,12 @@ public void provide() {
 		}
 
 		MinecraftProvider minecraft = loom.getMinecraftProvider();
-		Path path = minecraft.path(nestsName + "-" + nestsVersion + ".nest");
+		Path dir = minecraft.path("nests");
+		Path path = dir.resolve(nestsName + "-" + nestsVersion + ".nest");
 
 		if (Files.notExists(path) || minecraft.refreshDeps()) {
 			try (FileSystemUtil.Delegate delegate = FileSystemUtil.getJarFileSystem(nestsJar.get().toPath())) {
+				Files.createDirectories(dir);
 				Files.copy(delegate.getPath("nests/mappings.nest"), path, StandardCopyOption.REPLACE_EXISTING);
 			} catch (IOException e) {
 				throw new RuntimeException("unable to extract nests!");
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/ornithemc/ploceus/signatures/SignaturesProvider.java b/src/main/java/net/ornithemc/ploceus/signatures/SignaturesProvider.java
index bf7357a..ddb8276 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/ornithemc/ploceus/signatures/SignaturesProvider.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/ornithemc/ploceus/signatures/SignaturesProvider.java
@@ -73,10 +73,12 @@ public void provide() {
 		}
 
 		MinecraftProvider minecraft = loom.getMinecraftProvider();
-		Path path = minecraft.path(sigsName + "-" + sigsVersion + ".sigs");
+		Path dir = minecraft.path("signatures");
+		Path path = dir.resolve(sigsName + "-" + sigsVersion + ".sigs");
 
 		if (Files.notExists(path) || minecraft.refreshDeps()) {
 			try (FileSystemUtil.Delegate delegate = FileSystemUtil.getJarFileSystem(sigsJar.get().toPath())) {
+				Files.createDirectories(dir);
 				Files.copy(delegate.getPath("signatures/mappings.sigs"), path, StandardCopyOption.REPLACE_EXISTING);
 			} catch (IOException e) {
 				throw new RuntimeException("unable to extract signatures!");