diff --git a/ebay_api.py b/ebay_api.py
index 2272dc5..3eb31bf 100644
--- a/ebay_api.py
+++ b/ebay_api.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import importlib
+import pdb
 import os
 import numpy as np
 import concurrent.futures
@@ -293,33 +294,36 @@ class CurateData:
         and creates custom {source:target} dictionary as dict_pics
         '''
 
-        print('shitballs')
-        with open('target_dirs.txt', 'w+') as f: # TODO you can add option to change directory here, too. Look up how to have optional arguments
-            try:
+        try:
+            with open('target_dirs.txt', 'r+') as f: # TODO you can add option to change directory here, too. Look up how to have optional arguments
                 target_dir = json.load(f)
 
-            except ValueError:
-                target_dir = input('No target directory found. Create One? [y] or [n]:')
-                if target_dir == 'y' or 'Y':
-                    target_dir = input('Please provide full URL to destination folder:')
-                else:
-                    target_dir = os.getcwd()
+        except (ValueError, FileNotFoundError): # TODO doesn't seem to create target_dir from cwd. I think it's because ValueError should be FileNotFoundError?
+            target_dir = input('No target dirctory found. Create One? [y] or [n]:')
+            if target_dir == ('y' or 'Y'):
+                target_dir = input('Please provide full URL to destination folder:')
+                with open('target_dirs.txt','w+') as f:
                     json.dump(target_dir, f)
-                    print('Creating default folder in current directory, ' + target_dir)
+            else:
+                target_dir = os.getcwd()
+                with open('target_dirs.txt','w+') as f:
+                    json.dump(target_dir, f)
+                    print('Creating default folder in current directory, ' + target_dir) # TODO does not concat correctly. Fix this
 
         with open('temp_pics_source_list.txt') as f:
             try:
                 if args:
-                    temp_pics_source_list = args
+                    temp_pics_source_list = args[0]
                 else:
                     temp_pics_source_list = json.load(f)
             except ValueError:
                 if args:
-                    temp_pics_sources_list = args
+                    temp_pics_sources_list = args[0]
                 else:
                     print('url list not found. download aborted')
                     return
 
+        breakpoint()
         temp_dict_pics = {k:target_dir+re.search(r'[^/]+(?=/\$_|.jpg)', k, re.IGNORECASE).group()+'.jpg' for k in temp_pics_source_list}
 
         with open('dict_pics.txt', 'w') as f:
@@ -330,9 +334,11 @@ class CurateData:
 
             except ValueError:
                 json.dump(temp_dict_pics, f)
+                dict_pics = temp_dict_pics
 
         def dl_pic(pic,dict_pics):
 
+            breakpoint()
             if os.path.exists(dict_pics[pic]): # or call temp_dict_pics[pic] can work
                 pass
 
@@ -342,8 +348,9 @@ class CurateData:
                 with open(temp_dict_pics[pic], 'wb') as  f: # Or call dict_pics[pic] can work
                     shutil.copyfileobj(r.raw, f)
 
+        bargs = [(dict_pics, temp_dict_pics) for pic in temp_dict_pics]
         with concurrent.futures.ThreadPoolExecutor() as executor:
-            for future in executor.map(dl_pic, temp_pics_source_list):
+            for future in executor.map(lambda p: dl_pic(*p), bargs):
                 future
 
         with open('temp_pics_source_list.txt','w') as f: # Overwrites old when complete