diff --git a/server/routes/api/torrents.ts b/server/routes/api/torrents.ts
index af6c0a4d..2ca34e2f 100644
--- a/server/routes/api/torrents.ts
+++ b/server/routes/api/torrents.ts
@@ -242,28 +242,28 @@ router.post<unknown, unknown, CreateTorrentOptions>('/create', async (req, res)
         return;
       }
 
-      fs.writeFile(torrentPath, torrent, (writeErr) => {
-        if (writeErr) {
+      fs.promises.writeFile(torrentPath, torrent).then(
+        () => {
+          res.attachment(torrentFileName);
+          res.download(torrentPath);
+
+          req.services?.clientGatewayService
+            ?.addTorrentsByFile({
+              files: [torrent.toString('base64')],
+              destination: fs.lstatSync(sanitizedPath).isDirectory() ? sanitizedPath : path.dirname(sanitizedPath),
+              tags: tags ?? [],
+              isBasePath: true,
+              isCompleted: true,
+              start: start || false,
+            })
+            .catch(() => {
+              // do nothing.
+            });
+        },
+        (writeErr) => {
           callback(null, writeErr);
-          return;
-        }
-
-        res.attachment(torrentFileName);
-        res.download(torrentPath);
-
-        req.services?.clientGatewayService
-          ?.addTorrentsByFile({
-            files: [torrent.toString('base64')],
-            destination: fs.lstatSync(sanitizedPath).isDirectory() ? sanitizedPath : path.dirname(sanitizedPath),
-            tags: tags ?? [],
-            isBasePath: true,
-            isCompleted: true,
-            start: start || false,
-          })
-          .catch(() => {
-            // do nothing.
-          });
-      });
+        },
+      );
     },
   );
 });
diff --git a/server/services/rTorrent/clientGatewayService.ts b/server/services/rTorrent/clientGatewayService.ts
index bd4fbeb7..185c07e2 100644
--- a/server/services/rTorrent/clientGatewayService.ts
+++ b/server/services/rTorrent/clientGatewayService.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ import type {TorrentTracker} from '@shared/types/TorrentTracker';
 import type {TransferSummary} from '@shared/types/TransferData';
 import type {SetClientSettingsOptions} from '@shared/types/api/client';
 
-import {createDirectory} from '../../util/fileUtil';
 import ClientGatewayService from '../interfaces/clientGatewayService';
 import ClientRequestManager from './clientRequestManager';
 import {getMethodCalls, processMethodCallResponse} from './util/rTorrentMethodCallUtil';
@@ -95,7 +94,7 @@ class RTorrentClientGatewayService extends ClientGatewayService {
     isCompleted,
     start,
   }: Required<AddTorrentByURLOptions>): Promise<void> {
-    await createDirectory(destination);
+    await fs.promises.mkdir(destination, {recursive: true});
 
     const torrentPaths: Array<string> = (
       await Promise.all(
diff --git a/server/util/fileUtil.ts b/server/util/fileUtil.ts
index 39603bb0..26b305cf 100644
--- a/server/util/fileUtil.ts
+++ b/server/util/fileUtil.ts
@@ -53,23 +53,6 @@ export const sanitizePath = (input?: string): string => {
   return path.resolve(input).replace(controlRe, '');
 };
 
-export const createDirectory = (directoryPath: string): Promise<void> => {
-  return new Promise<void>((resolve, reject) => {
-    if (directoryPath) {
-      fs.mkdir(directoryPath, {recursive: true}, (error) => {
-        if (error) {
-          console.trace('Error creating directory.', error);
-          reject();
-          return;
-        }
-        resolve();
-      });
-    } else {
-      reject();
-    }
-  });
-};
-
 export const getDirectoryList = async (inputPath: string) => {
   if (typeof inputPath !== 'string') {
     throw fileNotFoundError();