diff --git a/repertory/repertory/src/ui/handlers.cpp b/repertory/repertory/src/ui/handlers.cpp
index 5767a492..af8ff3ea 100644
--- a/repertory/repertory/src/ui/handlers.cpp
+++ b/repertory/repertory/src/ui/handlers.cpp
@@ -342,6 +342,7 @@ void handlers::generate_config(provider_type prov, std::string_view name,
   }
 
   if (data_dir.has_value()) {
+    utils::file::directory{data_dir.value()}.create_directory();
     launch_process(prov, name, {"-dd", data_dir.value(), "-gc"});
   } else {
     launch_process(prov, name, {"-gc"});
diff --git a/web/repertory/lib/models/mount.dart b/web/repertory/lib/models/mount.dart
index f4b852ca..2185ce30 100644
--- a/web/repertory/lib/models/mount.dart
+++ b/web/repertory/lib/models/mount.dart
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ class Mount with ChangeNotifier {
   Future<bool> test() async {
     try {
       final auth = await _auth.createAuth();
-      final response = await http.put(
+      final response = await http.get(
         Uri.parse(
           Uri.encodeFull(
             '${getBaseUri()}/api/v1/test?auth=$auth&name=$name&type=$type&config=${jsonEncode(mountConfig.settings)}',