diff --git a/modules/home/desktop-apps.nix b/modules/home/desktop-apps.nix
index 7b1e888..73397e2 100644
--- a/modules/home/desktop-apps.nix
+++ b/modules/home/desktop-apps.nix
@@ -1,11 +1,18 @@
 { pkgs, config, ... }:
 
+let
+  profileDir = "${config.home.homeDirectory}/.local/share/audiobookshelf";
+  launchScript = pkgs.writeShellScript "launch-audiobookshelf" ''
+    mkdir -p ${profileDir}
+    exec ${pkgs.epiphany}/bin/epiphany --application-mode --profile=${profileDir} https://abs.atri.dad
+  '';
+in
 {
   home.packages = [ pkgs.epiphany ];
 
   xdg.desktopEntries.audiobookshelf = {
     name = "Audiobookshelf";
-    exec = "${pkgs.epiphany}/bin/epiphany --application-mode --profile=${config.home.homeDirectory}/.local/share/audiobookshelf https://abs.atri.dad";
+    exec = "${launchScript}";
     icon = "audiobook";
     terminal = false;
     type = "Application";