diff --git a/init.el b/init.el
index 3221b1b..74993fe 100644
--- a/init.el
+++ b/init.el
@@ -333,13 +333,9 @@
   (add-hook 'unfocused-hook #'garbage-collect))
 
 (setup gnus
-  (:option gnus-home-directory (expand-file-name "gnus" user-emacs-directory)
-           gnus-directory (expand-file-name "gnus/News" user-emacs-directory)
+  (:option gnus-home-directory (acdw/dir "gnus" t)
+           gnus-directory (acdw/dir "News" t)
            gnus-init-file (expand-file-name "gnus.el" user-emacs-directory))
-  
-  (when (not (file-exists-p gnus-directory))
-    (make-directory gnus-directory :parents))
-
   (:leader "m" gnus))
 
 (setup ibuffer