diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Infrastructure/Persistence/Repositories/Implement/CreatedPackageSchemaRepository.cs b/src/Umbraco.Infrastructure/Persistence/Repositories/Implement/CreatedPackageSchemaRepository.cs
index 8152eb70e9..6fcb0c9e66 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Infrastructure/Persistence/Repositories/Implement/CreatedPackageSchemaRepository.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Infrastructure/Persistence/Repositories/Implement/CreatedPackageSchemaRepository.cs
@@ -309,15 +309,17 @@ public class CreatedPackageSchemaRepository : ICreatedPackagesRepository
                 _hostingEnvironment.MapPathContentRoot(Path.Combine(
                     _createdPackagesFolderPath,
                     definition.Name.Replace(' ', '_')));
-            Directory.CreateDirectory(directoryName);
 
-            var expectedRoot = _hostingEnvironment.MapPathContentRoot(_createdPackagesFolderPath);
-            var finalPackagePath = Path.Combine(directoryName, fileName);
+            var expectedRoot = Path.GetFullPath(_hostingEnvironment.MapPathContentRoot(_createdPackagesFolderPath));
+            var finalPackagePath = Path.GetFullPath(Path.Combine(directoryName, fileName));
             if (finalPackagePath.StartsWith(expectedRoot) == false)
             {
                 throw new IOException("Invalid path due to the package name");
             }
 
+            Directory.CreateDirectory(directoryName);
+
+
             // Clean existing files
             foreach (var packagePath in new[] { definition.PackagePath, finalPackagePath })
             {