diff --git a/src/common/config/defaultPreferences.ts b/src/common/config/defaultPreferences.ts
index c6cd2ba1..c8bf6cbb 100644
--- a/src/common/config/defaultPreferences.ts
+++ b/src/common/config/defaultPreferences.ts
@@ -12,12 +12,14 @@ import os from 'os';
 
 import {ConfigV3} from 'types/config';
 
-export const getDefaultDownloadLocation = (): string => {
+export const getDefaultDownloadLocation = (): string | undefined => {
     // eslint-disable-next-line no-undef
     // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/ban-ts-comment
     // @ts-ignore
-    const homePath = __IS_MAC_APP_STORE__ ? path.join(os.homedir(), '../../../../') : os.homedir();
-    return path.join(homePath, 'Downloads');
+    if (__IS_MAC_APP_STORE__) {
+        return undefined;
+    }
+    return path.join(os.homedir(), 'Downloads');
 };
 
 const defaultPreferences: ConfigV3 = {
diff --git a/src/main/app/initialize.ts b/src/main/app/initialize.ts
index a63cbb21..a4da8eb8 100644
--- a/src/main/app/initialize.ts
+++ b/src/main/app/initialize.ts
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ function initializeAfterAppReady() {
         }
         item.setSaveDialogOptions({
             title: filename,
-            defaultPath: path.resolve(Config.downloadLocation, filename),
+            defaultPath: Config.downloadLocation ? path.resolve(Config.downloadLocation, filename) : undefined,
             filters,
         });
 
diff --git a/src/types/config.ts b/src/types/config.ts
index 12c3a11c..d1b3844a 100644
--- a/src/types/config.ts
+++ b/src/types/config.ts
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ export type ConfigV3 = {
     hideOnStart: boolean;
     spellCheckerLocales: string[];
     darkMode: boolean;
-    downloadLocation: string;
+    downloadLocation?: string;
     spellCheckerURL?: string;
     lastActiveTeam?: number;
     startInFullscreen?: boolean;
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ export type ConfigV2 = {
     spellCheckerLocale: string;
     spellCheckerURL?: string;
     darkMode: boolean;
-    downloadLocation: string;
+    downloadLocation?: string;
 }
 
 export type ConfigV1 = {