diff --git a/UnleashedRecomp/config.h b/UnleashedRecomp/config.h
index 9605223..7bc0c68 100644
--- a/UnleashedRecomp/config.h
+++ b/UnleashedRecomp/config.h
@@ -72,6 +72,11 @@ public:
         return GetUserPath() / TOML_FILE;
     }
 
+    static std::filesystem::path GetSavePath()
+    {
+        return GetUserPath() / "save";
+    }
+
     static void Load();
     static void Save();
 };
diff --git a/UnleashedRecomp/kernel/xam.cpp b/UnleashedRecomp/kernel/xam.cpp
index b3e6476..538d52f 100644
--- a/UnleashedRecomp/kernel/xam.cpp
+++ b/UnleashedRecomp/kernel/xam.cpp
@@ -244,7 +244,10 @@ SWA_API uint32_t XamContentCreateEx(DWORD dwUserIndex, LPCSTR szRootName, const
             const char* root = "";
             if (pContentData->dwContentType == XCONTENTTYPE_SAVEDATA)
             {
-                root = ".\\save";
+                // auuughh
+                auto savePath = Config::GetSavePath().string();
+                root = new char[savePath.size() + 1];
+                strcpy(const_cast<char*>(root), savePath.c_str());
             }
             else if (pContentData->dwContentType == XCONTENTTYPE_DLC)
             {
diff --git a/UnleashedRecomp/main.cpp b/UnleashedRecomp/main.cpp
index 26bf5a3..eef5a1b 100644
--- a/UnleashedRecomp/main.cpp
+++ b/UnleashedRecomp/main.cpp
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ void KiSystemStartup()
     XamRegisterContent(gameContent, DirectoryExists(".\\game") ? ".\\game" : ".");
     XamRegisterContent(updateContent, ".\\update");
 
-    const auto savePath = Config::GetUserPath() / "save";
+    const auto savePath = Config::GetSavePath();
     const auto saveName = "SYS-DATA";
 
     // TODO: implement save slots?