diff --git a/jfile.cpp b/jfile.cpp
index b35775f..0a40cad 100644
--- a/jfile.cpp
+++ b/jfile.cpp
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ char *resource_folder = NULL;
 DATA_File *data_file = NULL;
 int file_source = SOURCE_FILE;
 char scratch[255];
-std::string config_folder;
+static std::string config_folder;
 std::vector<keyvalue_t> config;
 
 void file_setresourcefilename(const char *str) {
@@ -156,7 +156,6 @@ void file_setconfigfolder(const char *foldername)
 	struct stat st = {0};
 	if (stat(config_folder.c_str(), &st) == -1)
 	{
-		errno = 0;
 #ifdef _WIN32
 		int ret = mkdir(config_folder.c_str());
 #else
@@ -165,24 +164,8 @@ void file_setconfigfolder(const char *foldername)
 
 		if (ret == -1)
 		{
-			switch (errno)
-			{
-			case EACCES:
-				printf("the parent directory does not allow write");
-				exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
-
-			case EEXIST:
-				printf("pathname already exists");
-				exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
-
-			case ENAMETOOLONG:
-				printf("pathname is too long");
-				exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
-
-			default:
-				perror("mkdir");
-				exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
-			}
+			printf("ERROR CREATING CONFIG FOLDER.");
+			exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 		}
 	}
 }