diff --git a/borghelper.sh b/borghelper.sh
index 0fd64ca..7ff4c02 100755
--- a/borghelper.sh
+++ b/borghelper.sh
@@ -272,21 +272,22 @@ if [ "$commonOptions" ]; then commonOptions=${commonOptions##[[:space:]]}; fi
 if [ "$restoreOptions" ]; then restoreOptions=${restoreOptions##[[:space:]]}; fi
 
 # check/create restore path
-if [ -d "$restorePath" ]; then
-    if ! touch "${restorePath}/touch.test" > /dev/null 2>&1; then
-        consoleError 5 'Cannot write to specified restore directory.'
-    fi
-else
-    if ! mkdir -p "${restorePath}" > /dev/null 2>&1; then
-        consoleError 5 'Cannot create specified restore directory.'
-    else
+if [ "$operation" = 'restore' ]; then
+    if [ -d "$restorePath" ]; then
         if ! touch "${restorePath}/touch.test" > /dev/null 2>&1; then
-        consoleError 5 'Cannot write to specified restore directory.'
+            consoleError 5 'Cannot write to specified restore directory.'
+        fi
+    else
+        if ! mkdir -p "${restorePath}" > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+            consoleError 5 'Cannot create specified restore directory.'
+        else
+            if ! touch "${restorePath}/touch.test" > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+            consoleError 5 'Cannot write to specified restore directory.'
+            fi
         fi
     fi
 fi
 
-
 ### read borg information file
 
 # check if file was provided as a relative or absolute path