diff --git a/autogpts/forge/forge/sdk/workspace.py b/autogpts/forge/forge/sdk/workspace.py
index 89d46150e44c..8859a3cf050b 100644
--- a/autogpts/forge/forge/sdk/workspace.py
+++ b/autogpts/forge/forge/sdk/workspace.py
@@ -37,11 +37,15 @@ def __init__(self, base_path: str):
         self.base_path = Path(base_path).resolve()
 
     def _resolve_path(self, task_id: str, path: str) -> Path:
+        path = path if not path.startswith("/") else path[1:]
         abs_path = (self.base_path / task_id / path).resolve()
         if not str(abs_path).startswith(str(self.base_path)):
             print("Error")
             raise ValueError(f"Directory traversal is not allowed! - {abs_path}")
-        abs_path.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+        try:
+            abs_path.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+        except FileExistsError:
+            pass
         return abs_path
 
     def read(self, task_id: str, path: str) -> bytes:
diff --git a/benchmark/agbenchmark/agent_api_interface.py b/benchmark/agbenchmark/agent_api_interface.py
index 9255884320ed..18ff4520e6d9 100644
--- a/benchmark/agbenchmark/agent_api_interface.py
+++ b/benchmark/agbenchmark/agent_api_interface.py
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 import json
+import logging
 import os
+import pathlib
 import time
 from typing import Any, Dict, Optional
 
@@ -14,6 +16,8 @@
 from agbenchmark.agent_protocol_client.models.step import Step
 from agbenchmark.utils.data_types import ChallengeData
 
+LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
 
 async def run_api_agent(
     task: ChallengeData, config: Dict[str, Any], artifacts_location: str, timeout: int
@@ -63,13 +67,22 @@ async def copy_agent_artifacts_into_temp_folder(api_instance, task_id):
     artifacts = await api_instance.list_agent_task_artifacts(task_id=task_id)
     for artifact in artifacts.artifacts:
         # current absolute path of the directory of the file
-        directory_location = TEMP_FOLDER_ABS_PATH
+        directory_location = pathlib.Path(TEMP_FOLDER_ABS_PATH)
         if artifact.relative_path:
-            directory_location = os.path.dirname(directory_location / artifact.relative_path)
-        
-        os.mkdir(directory_location, recursive=True, exist_ok=True)
+            path = (
+                artifact.relative_path
+                if not artifact.relative_path.startswith("/")
+                else artifact.relative_path[1:]
+            )
+            directory_location = pathlib.Path(
+                os.path.dirname(directory_location / path)
+            )
+            LOG.info(f"Creating directory {directory_location}")
+
+        directory_location.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
 
         file_path = directory_location / artifact.file_name
+        LOG.info(f"Writing file {file_path}")
         with open(file_path, "wb") as f:
             content = await api_instance.download_agent_task_artifact(
                 task_id=task_id, artifact_id=artifact.artifact_id