diff --git a/Caddyfile b/Caddyfile
index ba5d2e454..0faf9fe7d 100644
--- a/Caddyfile
+++ b/Caddyfile
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@
   encode gzip
   uri strip_suffix /
   
-  handle_path /api/recipes/image/* {
-    root * /app/data/img/
+  handle_path /api/recipes/media/* {
+    root * /app/data/recipes/
     file_server
   }
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/api/recipe.js b/frontend/src/api/recipe.js
index fe755f6f7..d35c4d1bc 100644
--- a/frontend/src/api/recipe.js
+++ b/frontend/src/api/recipe.js
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ const recipeURLs = {
   recipe: slug => prefix + slug,
   update: slug => prefix + slug,
   delete: slug => prefix + slug,
+  createAsset: slug => `${prefix}media/${slug}/assets`,
   recipeImage: slug => `${prefix}${slug}/image`,
   updateImage: slug => `${prefix}${slug}/image`,
-  createAsset: slug => `${prefix}${slug}/asset`,
 };
 
 export const recipeAPI = {
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ export const recipeAPI = {
     fd.append("extension", fileObject.name.split(".").pop());
     fd.append("name", name);
     fd.append("icon", icon);
-    let response = apiReq.post(recipeURLs.createAsset(recipeSlug), fd);
+    const response = apiReq.post(recipeURLs.createAsset(recipeSlug), fd);
     return response;
   },
 
@@ -135,14 +135,14 @@ export const recipeAPI = {
   },
 
   recipeImage(recipeSlug) {
-    return `/api/recipes/image/${recipeSlug}/original.webp`;
+    return `/api/recipes/media/${recipeSlug}/image/original.webp`;
   },
 
   recipeSmallImage(recipeSlug) {
-    return `/api/recipes/image/${recipeSlug}/min-original.webp`;
+    return `/api/recipes/media/${recipeSlug}/image/min-original.webp`;
   },
 
   recipeTinyImage(recipeSlug) {
-    return `/api/recipes/image/${recipeSlug}/tiny-original.webp`;
+    return `/api/recipes/media/${recipeSlug}/image/tiny-original.webp`;
   },
 };
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/Recipe/Parts/Assets.vue b/frontend/src/components/Recipe/Parts/Assets.vue
index d57827683..62119ba21 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/Recipe/Parts/Assets.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/Recipe/Parts/Assets.vue
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
               v-if="!edit"
               color="primary"
               icon
-              :href="`/api/recipes/${slug}/asset?file_name=${item.fileName}`"
+              :href="`/api/recipes/media/${slug}/assets/${item.fileName}`"
               target="_blank"
               top
             >
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ export default {
       this.value.splice(index, 1);
     },
     copyLink(name, fileName) {
-      const copyText = `![${name}](${this.baseURL}/api/recipes/${this.slug}/assets/${fileName})`;
+      const copyText = `![${name}](${this.baseURL}/api/recipes/media/${this.slug}/assets/${fileName})`;
       navigator.clipboard.writeText(copyText).then(
         () => console.log("Copied", copyText),
         () => console.log("Copied Failed", copyText)
diff --git a/mealie/routes/backup_routes.py b/mealie/routes/backup_routes.py
index 864a1380a..c6f0b0f59 100644
--- a/mealie/routes/backup_routes.py
+++ b/mealie/routes/backup_routes.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import shutil
 
 from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends, File, HTTPException, UploadFile, status
 from mealie.core.config import app_dirs
+from mealie.core.root_logger import get_logger
 from mealie.core.security import create_file_token
 from mealie.db.db_setup import generate_session
 from mealie.routes.deps import get_current_user
@@ -12,6 +13,7 @@ from mealie.services.backups.exports import backup_all
 from sqlalchemy.orm.session import Session
 
 router = APIRouter(prefix="/api/backups", tags=["Backups"], dependencies=[Depends(get_current_user)])
+logger = get_logger()
 
 
 @router.get("/available", response_model=Imports)
@@ -44,7 +46,8 @@ def export_database(data: BackupJob, session: Session = Depends(generate_session
             export_groups=data.options.groups,
         )
         return {"export_path": export_path}
-    except Exception:
+    except Exception as e:
+        logger.error(e)
         raise HTTPException(status.HTTP_500_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR)
 
 
diff --git a/mealie/routes/mealplans/crud.py b/mealie/routes/mealplans/crud.py
index 7b58853d7..bb2f17672 100644
--- a/mealie/routes/mealplans/crud.py
+++ b/mealie/routes/mealplans/crud.py
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ def get_todays_image(session: Session = Depends(generate_session), group_name: s
     recipe = get_todays_meal(session, group_in_db)
 
     if recipe:
-        recipe_image = image.read_image(recipe.slug, image_type=image.IMG_OPTIONS.ORIGINAL_IMAGE)
+        recipe_image = recipe.image_dir.joinpath(image.ImageOptions.ORIGINAL_IMAGE)
     else:
         raise HTTPException(status.HTTP_404_NOT_FOUND)
     if recipe_image:
diff --git a/mealie/routes/recipe/__init__.py b/mealie/routes/recipe/__init__.py
index 8af92586a..1d54034f0 100644
--- a/mealie/routes/recipe/__init__.py
+++ b/mealie/routes/recipe/__init__.py
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 from fastapi import APIRouter
-from mealie.routes.recipe import all_recipe_routes, category_routes, recipe_assets, recipe_crud_routes, tag_routes
+from mealie.routes.recipe import all_recipe_routes, category_routes, recipe_crud_routes, recipe_media, tag_routes
 
 router = APIRouter()
 
 router.include_router(all_recipe_routes.router)
 router.include_router(recipe_crud_routes.router)
-router.include_router(recipe_assets.router)
+router.include_router(recipe_media.router)
 router.include_router(category_routes.router)
 router.include_router(tag_routes.router)
diff --git a/mealie/routes/recipe/recipe_crud_routes.py b/mealie/routes/recipe/recipe_crud_routes.py
index 8547aa09f..01a05005c 100644
--- a/mealie/routes/recipe/recipe_crud_routes.py
+++ b/mealie/routes/recipe/recipe_crud_routes.py
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ from mealie.db.database import db
 from mealie.db.db_setup import generate_session
 from mealie.routes.deps import get_current_user
 from mealie.schema.recipe import Recipe, RecipeURLIn
-from mealie.services.image.image import delete_image, rename_image, scrape_image, write_image
+from mealie.services.image.image import scrape_image, write_image
+from mealie.services.recipe.asset import check_asset
 from mealie.services.scraper.scraper import create_from_url
 from sqlalchemy.orm.session import Session
 
@@ -58,7 +59,7 @@ def update_recipe(
     print(recipe.assets)
 
     if recipe_slug != recipe.slug:
-        rename_image(original_slug=recipe_slug, new_slug=recipe.slug)
+        check_asset(original_slug=recipe_slug, recipe=recipe)
 
     return recipe
 
@@ -76,7 +77,7 @@ def patch_recipe(
         session, recipe_slug, new_data=data.dict(exclude_unset=True, exclude_defaults=True)
     )
     if recipe_slug != recipe.slug:
-        rename_image(original_slug=recipe_slug, new_slug=recipe.slug)
+        check_asset(original_slug=recipe_slug, recipe=recipe)
 
     return recipe
 
@@ -91,7 +92,6 @@ def delete_recipe(
 
     try:
         delete_data = db.recipes.delete(session, recipe_slug)
-        delete_image(recipe_slug)
 
         return delete_data
     except Exception:
diff --git a/mealie/routes/recipe/recipe_assets.py b/mealie/routes/recipe/recipe_media.py
similarity index 75%
rename from mealie/routes/recipe/recipe_assets.py
rename to mealie/routes/recipe/recipe_media.py
index ace33077a..b89605c72 100644
--- a/mealie/routes/recipe/recipe_assets.py
+++ b/mealie/routes/recipe/recipe_media.py
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ from enum import Enum
 
 from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends, File, Form, HTTPException, status
 from fastapi.datastructures import UploadFile
-from mealie.core.config import app_dirs
 from mealie.db.database import db
 from mealie.db.db_setup import generate_session
 from mealie.routes.deps import get_current_user
@@ -12,7 +11,7 @@ from slugify import slugify
 from sqlalchemy.orm.session import Session
 from starlette.responses import FileResponse
 
-router = APIRouter(prefix="/api/recipes", tags=["Recipe Media"])
+router = APIRouter(prefix="/api/recipes/media", tags=["Recipe Media"])
 
 
 class ImageType(str, Enum):
@@ -21,11 +20,12 @@ class ImageType(str, Enum):
     tiny = "tiny-original.webp"
 
 
-@router.get("/image/{recipe_slug}/{file_name}")
+@router.get("/{recipe_slug}/image/{file_name}")
 async def get_recipe_img(recipe_slug: str, file_name: ImageType = ImageType.original):
     """Takes in a recipe slug, returns the static image. This route is proxied in the docker image
     and should not hit the API in production"""
-    recipe_image = app_dirs.IMG_DIR.joinpath(recipe_slug, file_name.value)
+    recipe_image = Recipe(slug=recipe_slug).image_dir.joinpath(file_name.value)
+
     if recipe_image:
         return FileResponse(recipe_image)
     else:
@@ -33,13 +33,17 @@ async def get_recipe_img(recipe_slug: str, file_name: ImageType = ImageType.orig
 
 
 @router.get("/{recipe_slug}/assets/{file_name}")
-async def get_recipe_asset(recipe_slug, file_name: str):
+async def get_recipe_asset(recipe_slug: str, file_name: str):
     """ Returns a recipe asset """
-    file = app_dirs.RECIPE_DATA_DIR.joinpath(recipe_slug, file_name)
-    return FileResponse(file)
+    file = Recipe(slug=recipe_slug).asset_dir.joinpath(file_name)
+
+    try:
+        return FileResponse(file)
+    except Exception:
+        raise HTTPException(status.HTTP_404_NOT_FOUND)
 
 
-@router.post("/{recipe_slug}/asset", response_model=RecipeAsset)
+@router.post("/{recipe_slug}/assets", response_model=RecipeAsset)
 def upload_recipe_asset(
     recipe_slug: str,
     name: str = Form(...),
@@ -52,8 +56,7 @@ def upload_recipe_asset(
     """ Upload a file to store as a recipe asset """
     file_name = slugify(name) + "." + extension
     asset_in = RecipeAsset(name=name, icon=icon, file_name=file_name)
-    dest = app_dirs.RECIPE_DATA_DIR.joinpath(recipe_slug, file_name)
-    dest.parent.mkdir(exist_ok=True, parents=True)
+    dest = Recipe(slug=recipe_slug).asset_dir.joinpath(file_name)
 
     with dest.open("wb") as buffer:
         shutil.copyfileobj(file.file, buffer)
diff --git a/mealie/schema/recipe.py b/mealie/schema/recipe.py
index 1ff2aabf7..debdec1d5 100644
--- a/mealie/schema/recipe.py
+++ b/mealie/schema/recipe.py
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 import datetime
+from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Any, Optional
 
 from fastapi_camelcase import CamelModel
+from mealie.core.config import app_dirs
 from mealie.db.models.recipe.recipe import RecipeModel
 from pydantic import BaseModel, Field, validator
 from pydantic.utils import GetterDict
@@ -58,8 +60,8 @@ class Nutrition(CamelModel):
 
 class RecipeSummary(CamelModel):
     id: Optional[int]
-    name: str
-    slug: Optional[str] = ""
+    name: Optional[str]
+    slug: str = ""
     image: Optional[Any]
 
     description: Optional[str]
@@ -98,6 +100,28 @@ class Recipe(RecipeSummary):
     org_url: Optional[str] = Field(None, alias="orgURL")
     extras: Optional[dict] = {}
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def directory_from_slug(slug) -> Path:
+        return app_dirs.RECIPE_DATA_DIR.joinpath(slug)
+
+    @property
+    def directory(self) -> Path:
+        dir = app_dirs.RECIPE_DATA_DIR.joinpath(self.slug)
+        dir.mkdir(exist_ok=True, parents=True)
+        return dir
+
+    @property
+    def asset_dir(self) -> Path:
+        dir = self.directory.joinpath("assets")
+        dir.mkdir(exist_ok=True, parents=True)
+        return dir
+
+    @property
+    def image_dir(self) -> Path:
+        dir = self.directory.joinpath("images")
+        dir.mkdir(exist_ok=True, parents=True)
+        return dir
+
     class Config:
         orm_mode = True
 
@@ -140,6 +164,8 @@ class Recipe(RecipeSummary):
 
     @validator("slug", always=True, pre=True)
     def validate_slug(slug: str, values):
+        if not values["name"]:
+            return slug
         name: str = values["name"]
         calc_slug: str = slugify(name)
 
diff --git a/mealie/services/backups/exports.py b/mealie/services/backups/exports.py
index afd9a735e..a81be77d5 100644
--- a/mealie/services/backups/exports.py
+++ b/mealie/services/backups/exports.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ class ExportDatabase:
             export_tag = datetime.now().strftime("%Y-%b-%d")
 
         self.main_dir = app_dirs.TEMP_DIR.joinpath(export_tag)
-        self.img_dir = self.main_dir.joinpath("images")
+        self.recipes = self.main_dir.joinpath("recipes")
         self.templates_dir = self.main_dir.joinpath("templates")
 
         try:
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ class ExportDatabase:
 
         required_dirs = [
             self.main_dir,
-            self.img_dir,
+            self.recipes,
             self.templates_dir,
         ]
 
@@ -67,10 +67,10 @@ class ExportDatabase:
                 with open(out_file, "w") as f:
                     f.write(content)
 
-    def export_images(self):
-        shutil.copytree(app_dirs.IMG_DIR, self.img_dir, dirs_exist_ok=True)
+    def export_recipe_dirs(self):
+        shutil.copytree(app_dirs.RECIPE_DATA_DIR, self.recipes, dirs_exist_ok=True)
 
-    def export_items(self, items: list[BaseModel], folder_name: str, export_list=True):
+    def export_items(self, items: list[BaseModel], folder_name: str, export_list=True, slug_folder=False):
         items = [x.dict() for x in items]
         out_dir = self.main_dir.joinpath(folder_name)
         out_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
@@ -79,8 +79,9 @@ class ExportDatabase:
             ExportDatabase._write_json_file(items, out_dir.joinpath(f"{folder_name}.json"))
         else:
             for item in items:
-                filename = sanitize_filename(f"{item.get('name')}.json")
-                ExportDatabase._write_json_file(item, out_dir.joinpath(filename))
+                final_dest = out_dir if not slug_folder else out_dir.joinpath(item.get("slug"))
+                filename = sanitize_filename(f"{item.get('slug')}.json")
+                ExportDatabase._write_json_file(item, final_dest.joinpath(filename))
 
     @staticmethod
     def _write_json_file(data: Union[dict, list], out_file: Path):
@@ -121,9 +122,9 @@ def backup_all(
 
     if export_recipes:
         all_recipes = db.recipes.get_all(session)
-        db_export.export_items(all_recipes, "recipes", export_list=False)
+        db_export.export_recipe_dirs()
+        db_export.export_items(all_recipes, "recipes", export_list=False, slug_folder=True)
         db_export.export_templates(all_recipes)
-        db_export.export_images()
 
     if export_settings:
         all_settings = db.settings.get_all(session)
diff --git a/mealie/services/backups/imports.py b/mealie/services/backups/imports.py
index b561752bd..4b637b741 100644
--- a/mealie/services/backups/imports.py
+++ b/mealie/services/backups/imports.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import json
 import shutil
 import zipfile
 from pathlib import Path
-from typing import Callable, List
+from typing import Callable
 
 from mealie.core.config import app_dirs
 from mealie.db.database import db
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ class ImportDatabase:
     def import_recipes(self):
         recipe_dir: Path = self.import_dir.joinpath("recipes")
         imports = []
-        successful_imports = []
+        successful_imports = {}
 
         recipes = ImportDatabase.read_models_file(
             file_path=recipe_dir, model=Recipe, single_file=False, migrate=ImportDatabase._recipe_migration
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ class ImportDatabase:
             )
 
             if import_status.status:
-                successful_imports.append(recipe.slug)
+                successful_imports.update({recipe.slug: recipe})
 
             imports.append(import_status)
 
@@ -105,15 +105,21 @@ class ImportDatabase:
 
         return recipe_dict
 
-    def _import_images(self, successful_imports: List[str]):
+    def _import_images(self, successful_imports: list[Recipe]):
         image_dir = self.import_dir.joinpath("images")
-        for image in image_dir.iterdir():
-            if image.stem in successful_imports:
-                if image.is_dir():
-                    dest = app_dirs.IMG_DIR.joinpath(image.stem)
-                    shutil.copytree(image, dest, dirs_exist_ok=True)
-                if image.is_file():
-                    shutil.copy(image, app_dirs.IMG_DIR)
+
+        if image_dir.exists():
+            for image in image_dir.iterdir():
+                item: Recipe = successful_imports.get(image.stem)
+
+                if item:
+                    dest_dir = item.image_dir
+
+                    if image.is_dir():
+                        shutil.copytree(image, dest_dir, dirs_exist_ok=True)
+
+                    if image.is_file():
+                        shutil.copy(image, dest_dir)
 
         minify.migrate_images()
 
@@ -227,7 +233,7 @@ class ImportDatabase:
             return [model(**g) for g in file_data]
 
         all_models = []
-        for file in file_path.glob("*.json"):
+        for file in file_path.glob("**/*.json"):
             with open(file, "r") as f:
                 file_data = json.loads(f.read())
 
diff --git a/mealie/services/image/image.py b/mealie/services/image/image.py
index ed5f90ab0..229b2d08d 100644
--- a/mealie/services/image/image.py
+++ b/mealie/services/image/image.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ from pathlib import Path
 
 import requests
 from mealie.core import root_logger
-from mealie.core.config import app_dirs
+from mealie.schema.recipe import Recipe
 from mealie.services.image import minify
 
 logger = root_logger.get_logger()
@@ -20,47 +20,11 @@ class ImageOptions:
 IMG_OPTIONS = ImageOptions()
 
 
-def read_image(recipe_slug: str, image_type: str = "original") -> Path:
-    """returns the path to the image file for the recipe base of image_type
-
-    Args:
-        recipe_slug (str): Recipe Slug
-        image_type (str, optional): Glob Style Matcher "original*" | "min-original* | "tiny-original*"
-
-    Returns:
-        Path: [description]
-    """
-    recipe_slug = recipe_slug.split(".")[0]  # Incase of File Name
-    recipe_image_dir = app_dirs.IMG_DIR.joinpath(recipe_slug)
-
-    for file in recipe_image_dir.glob(image_type):
-        return file
-
-    return None
-
-
-def rename_image(original_slug, new_slug) -> Path:
-    current_path = app_dirs.IMG_DIR.joinpath(original_slug)
-    new_path = app_dirs.IMG_DIR.joinpath(new_slug)
-
-    try:
-        new_path = current_path.rename(new_path)
-    except FileNotFoundError:
-        logger.error(f"Image Directory {original_slug} Doesn't Exist")
-
-    return new_path
-
-
 def write_image(recipe_slug: str, file_data: bytes, extension: str) -> Path:
-    try:
-        delete_image(recipe_slug)
-    except Exception:
-        pass
-
-    image_dir = Path(app_dirs.IMG_DIR.joinpath(f"{recipe_slug}"))
-    image_dir.mkdir(exist_ok=True, parents=True)
+    image_dir = Recipe(slug=recipe_slug).image_dir
     extension = extension.replace(".", "")
     image_path = image_dir.joinpath(f"original.{extension}")
+    image_path.unlink(missing_ok=True)
 
     if isinstance(file_data, Path):
         shutil.copy2(file_data, image_path)
@@ -77,12 +41,6 @@ def write_image(recipe_slug: str, file_data: bytes, extension: str) -> Path:
     return image_path
 
 
-def delete_image(recipe_slug: str) -> str:
-    recipe_slug = recipe_slug.split(".")[0]
-    for file in app_dirs.IMG_DIR.glob(f"{recipe_slug}*"):
-        return shutil.rmtree(file)
-
-
 def scrape_image(image_url: str, slug: str) -> Path:
     if isinstance(image_url, str):  # Handles String Types
         image_url = image_url
@@ -96,7 +54,7 @@ def scrape_image(image_url: str, slug: str) -> Path:
                 image_url = image_url.get("url")
 
     filename = slug + "." + image_url.split(".")[-1]
-    filename = app_dirs.IMG_DIR.joinpath(filename)
+    filename = Recipe(slug=slug).image_dir.joinpath(filename)
 
     try:
         r = requests.get(image_url, stream=True)
diff --git a/mealie/services/image/minify.py b/mealie/services/image/minify.py
index e33bbb38e..9dddcb63b 100644
--- a/mealie/services/image/minify.py
+++ b/mealie/services/image/minify.py
@@ -4,10 +4,8 @@ from pathlib import Path
 
 from mealie.core import root_logger
 from mealie.core.config import app_dirs
-from mealie.db.database import db
-from mealie.db.db_setup import create_session
+from mealie.schema.recipe import Recipe
 from PIL import Image
-from sqlalchemy.orm.session import Session
 
 logger = root_logger.get_logger()
 
@@ -20,11 +18,7 @@ class ImageSizes:
 
 
 def get_image_sizes(org_img: Path, min_img: Path, tiny_img: Path) -> ImageSizes:
-    return ImageSizes(
-        org=sizeof_fmt(org_img),
-        min=sizeof_fmt(min_img),
-        tiny=sizeof_fmt(tiny_img),
-    )
+    return ImageSizes(org=sizeof_fmt(org_img), min=sizeof_fmt(min_img), tiny=sizeof_fmt(tiny_img))
 
 
 def minify_image(image_file: Path) -> ImageSizes:
@@ -110,28 +104,9 @@ def move_all_images():
             if new_file.is_file():
                 new_file.unlink()
             image_file.rename(new_file)
-
-
-def validate_slugs_in_database(session: Session = None):
-    def check_image_path(image_name: str, slug_path: str) -> bool:
-        existing_path: Path = app_dirs.IMG_DIR.joinpath(image_name)
-        slug_path: Path = app_dirs.IMG_DIR.joinpath(slug_path)
-
-        if existing_path.is_dir():
-            slug_path.rename(existing_path)
-        else:
-            logger.info("No Image Found")
-
-    session = session or create_session()
-    all_recipes = db.recipes.get_all(session)
-
-    slugs_and_images = [(x.slug, x.image) for x in all_recipes]
-
-    for slug, image in slugs_and_images:
-        image_slug = image.split(".")[0]  # Remove Extension
-        if slug != image_slug:
-            logger.info(f"{slug}, Doesn't Match '{image_slug}'")
-            check_image_path(image, slug)
+        if image_file.is_dir():
+            slug = image_file.name
+            image_file.rename(Recipe(slug=slug).image_dir)
 
 
 def migrate_images():
@@ -139,7 +114,7 @@ def migrate_images():
 
     move_all_images()
 
-    for image in app_dirs.IMG_DIR.glob("*/original.*"):
+    for image in app_dirs.RECIPE_DATA_DIR.glob("**/original.*"):
 
         minify_image(image)
 
@@ -148,4 +123,3 @@ def migrate_images():
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     migrate_images()
-    validate_slugs_in_database()
diff --git a/mealie/services/recipe/__init__.py b/mealie/services/recipe/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb
diff --git a/mealie/services/recipe/asset.py b/mealie/services/recipe/asset.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7d5b80fdb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mealie/services/recipe/asset.py
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+from pathlib import Path
+
+from mealie.core.config import app_dirs
+from mealie.core.root_logger import get_logger
+from mealie.schema.recipe import Recipe
+
+logger = get_logger()
+
+
+def check_asset(original_slug, recipe: Recipe) -> Path:
+    if original_slug == recipe.slug:
+        return recipe.assets
+
+    current_dir = app_dirs.RECIPE_DATA_DIR.joinpath(original_slug)
+
+    try:
+        current_dir.rename(recipe.directory)
+    except FileNotFoundError:
+        logger.error(f"Recipe Directory not Found: {original_slug}")
+    logger.info(f"Renaming Recipe Directory: {original_slug} -> {recipe.slug}")
+
+    return current_dir.absolute()