diff --git a/preload.py b/preload.py
index f70b955..de16bce 100644
--- a/preload.py
+++ b/preload.py
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 
 from modules.shared import models_path
 
+default_ddp_path = Path(models_path, 'deepdanbooru')
+
 
 def preload(parser: ArgumentParser):
     # default deepdanbooru use different paths:
@@ -13,5 +15,5 @@ def preload(parser: ArgumentParser):
         '--deepdanbooru-projects-path',
         type=str,
         help='Path to directory with DeepDanbooru project(s).',
-        default=Path(models_path, 'deepdanbooru')
+        default=default_ddp_path
     )
diff --git a/scripts/tagger.py b/scripts/tagger.py
index c70d511..b81d0e3 100644
--- a/scripts/tagger.py
+++ b/scripts/tagger.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 from modules import shared, scripts, script_callbacks, ui
 from modules import generation_parameters_copypaste as parameters_copypaste
 
+from preload import default_ddp_path
 from tagger import format
 from tagger.preset import Preset
 from tagger.interrogator import Interrogator, DeepDanbooruInterrogator, WaifuDiffusionInterrogator
@@ -42,7 +43,7 @@ def refresh_interrogators() -> List[str]:
 
     # load deepdanbooru project
     os.makedirs(
-        shared.cmd_opts.deepdanbooru_projects_path,
+        getattr(shared.cmd_opts, 'deepdanbooru_projects_path', default_ddp_path),
         exist_ok=True
     )