diff --git a/manimlib/constants.py b/manimlib/constants.py
index 9b3d4b42..7cd99e26 100644
--- a/manimlib/constants.py
+++ b/manimlib/constants.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ VIDEO_DIR = ""
 VIDEO_OUTPUT_DIR = ""
 TEX_DIR = ""
 
+
 def initialize_directories(config):
     global MEDIA_DIR
     global VIDEO_DIR
@@ -13,14 +14,6 @@ def initialize_directories(config):
     global TEX_DIR
 
     video_path_specified = config["video_dir"] or config["video_output_dir"]
-    if not video_path_specified:
-        VIDEO_DIR = os.path.join(MEDIA_DIR, "videos")
-    elif config["video_output_dir"]:
-        VIDEO_OUTPUT_DIR = config["video_output_dir"]
-    else:
-        VIDEO_DIR = config["video_dir"]
-
-    TEX_DIR = config["tex_dir"] or os.path.join(MEDIA_DIR, "Tex")
 
     if not (video_path_specified and config["tex_dir"]):
         if config["media_dir"]:
@@ -43,10 +36,20 @@ def initialize_directories(config):
                 "directory were both passed"
             )
 
+    TEX_DIR = config["tex_dir"] or os.path.join(MEDIA_DIR, "Tex")
+    if not video_path_specified:
+        VIDEO_DIR = os.path.join(MEDIA_DIR, "videos")
+        VIDEO_OUTPUT_DIR = os.path.join(MEDIA_DIR, "videos")
+    elif config["video_output_dir"]:
+        VIDEO_OUTPUT_DIR = config["video_output_dir"]
+    else:
+        VIDEO_DIR = config["video_dir"]
+
     for folder in [VIDEO_DIR, VIDEO_OUTPUT_DIR, TEX_DIR]:
         if folder != "" and not os.path.exists(folder):
             os.makedirs(folder)
 
+
 TEX_USE_CTEX = False
 TEX_TEXT_TO_REPLACE = "YourTextHere"
 TEMPLATE_TEX_FILE = os.path.join(