diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 7a3cb51..8123826 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -66,3 +66,4 @@ TEST-results.xml
 messages.json
 dist/
 .env
+persist/
diff --git a/src/bot.ts b/src/bot.ts
index 0097818..dbd9f58 100644
--- a/src/bot.ts
+++ b/src/bot.ts
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ if (!allVarsFilled) {
 }
 
 // Define the initial system message for the LLM.
-const session = new GuildData(checkFile("./messages.json", "utf-8"));
+const session = new GuildData(checkFile("messages.json", "utf-8"));
 
 session.data.toString()
   ? console.log("Our conversation is:", session.data)
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ client.connect().then(async () => {
           });
 
           fs.writeFileSync(
-            "./messages.json",
+            "messages.json",
             JSON.stringify(session.data),
             "utf8",
           );
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ client.connect().then(async () => {
           });
 
           fs.writeFileSync(
-            "./messages.json",
+            "messages.json",
             JSON.stringify(session.data),
             "utf8",
           );
@@ -223,11 +223,7 @@ client.connect().then(async () => {
           content: `[md]${contentOf(response)}[/md]`,
         });
 
-        fs.writeFileSync(
-          "./messages.json",
-          JSON.stringify(session.data),
-          "utf8",
-        );
+        fs.writeFileSync("messages.json", JSON.stringify(session.data), "utf8");
       } catch (err) {
         console.log("Failed", err);
 
diff --git a/src/types.ts b/src/types.ts
index c5ac7f5..f2200ef 100644
--- a/src/types.ts
+++ b/src/types.ts
@@ -5,9 +5,7 @@ import {
   ChatCompletionSystemMessageParam,
 } from "openai/resources";
 import { TailchatWsClient } from "tailchat-client-sdk";
-import { ChatMessage } from "tailchat-types";
-import { formatNewHistory, formatUserMessage, getUsername } from "./utils";
-import { HOST } from "./bot";
+import { formatNewHistory } from "./utils";
 import chalk from "chalk";
 
 export interface ImageMessage {
diff --git a/src/utils.ts b/src/utils.ts
index e98d3b9..fbbb8b6 100644
--- a/src/utils.ts
+++ b/src/utils.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import * as fs from "fs";
 import {
   AnyChatCompletion,
-  AnyChatCompletionRole,
   ChatHistory,
   ChatHistoryData,
   ImageMessage,
@@ -9,61 +8,22 @@ import {
 import { system } from "./assistant";
 import { ChatCompletion, ChatCompletionMessage } from "openai/resources";
 import { stripMentionTag } from "tailchat-client-sdk";
-import { ChatMessage } from "tailchat-types";
-import { HOST } from "./bot";
-import chalk from "chalk";
-
-//export function checkFile(
-//  file: string,
-//  encoding: fs.EncodingOption,
-//  defaultContent: string,
-//): Messages {
-//  let final: Messages;
-//  const generic: Messages = [
-//    {
-//      role: "system",
-//      content: defaultContent,
-//    },
-//  ];
-//
-//  if (fs.existsSync(file)) {
-//    const data = fs.readFileSync(file, encoding);
-//
-//    final = !data.toString().trim() ? generic : JSON.parse(data.toString());
-//  } else {
-//    fs.createWriteStream(file);
-//    final = generic;
-//  }
-//
-//  return final;
-//}
 
 export function checkFile(
   file: string,
   encoding: fs.EncodingOption,
 ): ChatHistory {
+  const dirname = "./persist/";
+  const fullPath = dirname + file;
   let final: ChatHistory;
 
-  if (fs.existsSync(file)) {
-    const data = fs.readFileSync(file, encoding);
+  if (fs.existsSync(fullPath)) {
+    const data = fs.readFileSync(fullPath, encoding);
 
     final = !data.toString().trim() ? [] : JSON.parse(data.toString());
-
-    try {
-      // @ts-ignore
-      if (final.at(0).role) {
-        console.warn(
-          chalk.yellow(
-            "Your persistent storage uses the old data structure for persistent messages. These messages will be moved to a backup file and the existing file will be overwritten.",
-          ),
-        );
-        fs.writeFileSync(`${file}.bak`, data);
-
-        final = [];
-      }
-    } catch {}
   } else {
-    fs.createWriteStream(file);
+    fs.mkdirSync(dirname);
+    fs.createWriteStream(fullPath);
     final = [];
   }