diff --git a/src/config.cr b/src/config.cr
index bec3ae5..33fc027 100644
--- a/src/config.cr
+++ b/src/config.cr
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ module Zap
     getter store_path : String = ::File.expand_path(
       (
         {% if flag?(:windows) %}
-          "%LocalAppData%/.zap/store"
+          "#{ENV["LocalAppData"]}/.zap/store"
         {% else %}
           "~/.zap/store"
         {% end %}
diff --git a/src/store.cr b/src/store.cr
index cd91903..198846b 100644
--- a/src/store.cr
+++ b/src/store.cr
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ struct Zap::Store
   def initialize(store_path : String)
     @global_package_store_path = ::File.join(store_path, PACKAGES_STORE_PREFIX)
     @global_locks_store_path = ::File.join(store_path, LOCKS_STORE_PREFIX)
-    Dir.mkdir_p(@global_package_store_path)
-    Dir.mkdir_p(@global_locks_store_path)
+    Utils::Directories.mkdir_p(@global_package_store_path)
+    Utils::Directories.mkdir_p(@global_locks_store_path)
   end
 
   def package_path(name : String, version : String)
diff --git a/src/utils/directories.cr b/src/utils/directories.cr
index 02f44f1..7a0157a 100644
--- a/src/utils/directories.cr
+++ b/src/utils/directories.cr
@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@ module Zap::Utils::Directories
 
     path.each_parent do |parent|
       Dir.mkdir(parent, mode)
-    rescue e : ::File::AlreadyExistsError
+    rescue ::File::AlreadyExistsError | ::File::AccessDeniedError
       # ignore
     end
     Dir.mkdir(path, mode)
-  rescue e : ::File::AlreadyExistsError
+  rescue ::File::AlreadyExistsError | ::File::AccessDeniedError
     # ignore
   end
 end