diff --git a/pycryptomator/__init__.py b/pycryptomator/__init__.py
index 1dfcace..bee37a3 100644
--- a/pycryptomator/__init__.py
+++ b/pycryptomator/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 COPYRIGHT = '''Copyright (C)2024, by maxpat78.'''
-__version__ = '1.9'
+__version__ = '1.10'
 __all__ = ["Vault", "init_vault", "backupDirIds"]
 from .cryptomator import *
diff --git a/pycryptomator/cmshell.py b/pycryptomator/cmshell.py
index eba4f27..7e0325d 100644
--- a/pycryptomator/cmshell.py
+++ b/pycryptomator/cmshell.py
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ def do_ln(p, arg):
             print('use: ln <target_virtual_pathname> <symbolic_link_virtual_pathname>')
             return
         try:
-            p.vault.ln(argl[0], argl[1])
+            p.vault.ln(argl[0], p._prep_cd(argl[1]))
         except:
             print(sys.exception())
 
diff --git a/pycryptomator/cryptomator.py b/pycryptomator/cryptomator.py
index eaee617..64a702a 100644
--- a/pycryptomator/cryptomator.py
+++ b/pycryptomator/cryptomator.py
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ def decryptFile(p, virtualpath, dest, force=False, move=False):
                     raise BaseException('destination file "%s" exists and won\'t get overwritten!'%dest)
                 # creates destination tree if necessary
                 bn = dirname(dest)
-                if not exists(bn):
+                if bn and not exists(bn):
                     os.makedirs(bn)
                 out = open(dest, 'wb')
 
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ def decryptDir(p, virtualpath, dest, force=False, move=False, root_dir=None):
                 dn = join(dest, stripr(fn, root_dir)) # target pathname
                 #~ dn = join(dest, fn[1:]) # target pathname
                 bn = dirname(dn) # target base dir
-                if not exists(bn):
+                if bn and not exists(bn):
                     os.makedirs(bn)
                 if it in files:
                     total_bytes += p.decryptFile(fn, dn, force, move)