diff --git a/Telegram/SourceFiles/boxes/download_path_box.cpp b/Telegram/SourceFiles/boxes/download_path_box.cpp
index f61c0e6e7d23e0..a5e15f317f2410 100644
--- a/Telegram/SourceFiles/boxes/download_path_box.cpp
+++ b/Telegram/SourceFiles/boxes/download_path_box.cpp
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ DownloadPathBox::DownloadPathBox(
 , _path(Core::App().settings().downloadPath())
 , _pathBookmark(Core::App().settings().downloadPathBookmark())
 , _group(std::make_shared<Ui::RadioenumGroup<Directory>>(typeFromPath(_path)))
-, _default(Core::App().canReadDefaultDownloadPath(true)
+, _default(Core::App().canReadDefaultDownloadPath()
 	? object_ptr<Ui::Radioenum<Directory>>(
 		this,
 		_group,
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ void DownloadPathBox::setPathText(const QString &text) {
 DownloadPathBox::Directory DownloadPathBox::typeFromPath(
 		const QString &path) {
 	if (path.isEmpty()) {
-		return Core::App().canReadDefaultDownloadPath(true)
+		return Core::App().canReadDefaultDownloadPath()
 			? Directory::Downloads
 			: Directory::Temp;
 	} else if (path == FileDialog::Tmp()) {
diff --git a/Telegram/SourceFiles/core/application.cpp b/Telegram/SourceFiles/core/application.cpp
index 39b7ac32fe2183..bd1a17475f9a62 100644
--- a/Telegram/SourceFiles/core/application.cpp
+++ b/Telegram/SourceFiles/core/application.cpp
@@ -737,14 +737,12 @@ void Application::saveSettings() {
 	Local::writeSettings();
 }
 
-bool Application::canReadDefaultDownloadPath(bool always) const {
-	if (KSandbox::isInside()
-		&& (always || settings().downloadPath().isEmpty())) {
-		const auto path = QStandardPaths::writableLocation(
-			QStandardPaths::DownloadLocation);
-		return base::CanReadDirectory(path);
-	}
-	return true;
+bool Application::canReadDefaultDownloadPath() const {
+	return KSandbox::isInside()
+		? base::CanReadDirectory(
+			QStandardPaths::writableLocation(
+				QStandardPaths::DownloadLocation))
+		: true;
 }
 
 bool Application::canSaveFileWithoutAskingForPath() const {
diff --git a/Telegram/SourceFiles/core/application.h b/Telegram/SourceFiles/core/application.h
index 373ba3546a6c51..bfb330d351673d 100644
--- a/Telegram/SourceFiles/core/application.h
+++ b/Telegram/SourceFiles/core/application.h
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ class Application final : public QObject {
 	void saveSettingsDelayed(crl::time delay = kDefaultSaveDelay);
 	void saveSettings();
 
-	[[nodiscard]] bool canReadDefaultDownloadPath(bool always = false) const;
+	[[nodiscard]] bool canReadDefaultDownloadPath() const;
 	[[nodiscard]] bool canSaveFileWithoutAskingForPath() const;
 
 	// Fallback config and proxy.
diff --git a/Telegram/SourceFiles/export/view/export_view_settings.cpp b/Telegram/SourceFiles/export/view/export_view_settings.cpp
index 6cd12298fd445b..73c8908a3899fa 100644
--- a/Telegram/SourceFiles/export/view/export_view_settings.cpp
+++ b/Telegram/SourceFiles/export/view/export_view_settings.cpp
@@ -294,7 +294,9 @@ void SettingsWidget::addLocationLabel(
 	}) | rpl::distinct_until_changed(
 	) | rpl::map([=](const QString &path) {
 		const auto text = IsDefaultPath(_session, path)
+			? Core::App().canReadDefaultDownloadPath()
 			? u"Downloads/"_q + File::DefaultDownloadPathFolder(_session)
+			: tr::lng_download_path_temp(tr::now)
 			: path;
 		return Ui::Text::Link(
 			QDir::toNativeSeparators(text),
@@ -341,7 +343,9 @@ void SettingsWidget::addFormatAndLocationLabel(
 	}) | rpl::distinct_until_changed(
 	) | rpl::map([=](const QString &path) {
 		const auto text = IsDefaultPath(_session, path)
+			? Core::App().canReadDefaultDownloadPath()
 			? u"Downloads/"_q + File::DefaultDownloadPathFolder(_session)
+			: tr::lng_download_path_temp(tr::now)
 			: path;
 		return Ui::Text::Link(
 			QDir::toNativeSeparators(text),
diff --git a/Telegram/SourceFiles/settings/settings_chat.cpp b/Telegram/SourceFiles/settings/settings_chat.cpp
index 9b2222b0e44266..9d6203c1382ffa 100644
--- a/Telegram/SourceFiles/settings/settings_chat.cpp
+++ b/Telegram/SourceFiles/settings/settings_chat.cpp
@@ -1106,7 +1106,7 @@ void SetupDataStorage(
 	auto pathtext = Core::App().settings().downloadPathValue(
 	) | rpl::map([](const QString &text) {
 		if (text.isEmpty()) {
-			return Core::App().canReadDefaultDownloadPath(true)
+			return Core::App().canReadDefaultDownloadPath()
 				? tr::lng_download_path_default(tr::now)
 				: tr::lng_download_path_temp(tr::now);
 		} else if (text == FileDialog::Tmp()) {