diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 5797a18..dae9d33 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 /appdaemon/*
 /appdaemon/apps/*
 /glances/
+/downloads/
 
 # ignore any of these files no matter where they are using double *
 **.DS_Store
diff --git a/configuration.yaml b/configuration.yaml
index fca074e..84d91ec 100644
--- a/configuration.yaml
+++ b/configuration.yaml
@@ -65,3 +65,6 @@ rest_command:
     url: 'https://api.todoist.com/sync/v8/sync'
     payload: !secret todoist_api_payload
     content_type: 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded'
+
+downloader:
+  download_dir: downloads
\ No newline at end of file