diff --git a/changelog.d/1790.bugfix b/changelog.d/1790.bugfix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..db8ea93406
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/1790.bugfix
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Always ensure media temp dir exists
diff --git a/features/rageshake/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/rageshake/impl/logs/VectorFileLogger.kt b/features/rageshake/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/rageshake/impl/logs/VectorFileLogger.kt
index 6b5d7c9096..e848082e91 100644
--- a/features/rageshake/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/rageshake/impl/logs/VectorFileLogger.kt
+++ b/features/rageshake/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/rageshake/impl/logs/VectorFileLogger.kt
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ import java.util.logging.Logger
  * Will be planted in Timber.
  */
 class VectorFileLogger(
-    context: Context,
+    private val context: Context,
     // private val vectorPreferences: VectorPreferences
     private val dispatcher: CoroutineDispatcher = Dispatchers.IO,
 ) : Timber.Tree() {
@@ -66,7 +66,9 @@ class VectorFileLogger(
     }
 
     private val fileHandler: FileHandler?
-    private val cacheDirectory = File(context.cacheDir, "logs")
+    private val cacheDirectory get() = File(context.cacheDir, "logs").apply {
+        if (!exists()) mkdirs()
+    }
     private var fileNamePrefix = "logs"
 
     private val prioPrefixes = mapOf(
@@ -79,10 +81,6 @@ class VectorFileLogger(
     )
 
     init {
-        if (!cacheDirectory.exists()) {
-            cacheDirectory.mkdirs()
-        }
-
         for (i in 0..15) {
             val file = File(cacheDirectory, "elementLogs.${i}.txt")
             file.safeDelete()
diff --git a/libraries/matrix/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/libraries/matrix/impl/media/RustMediaLoader.kt b/libraries/matrix/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/libraries/matrix/impl/media/RustMediaLoader.kt
index 12a273f03c..fab0146f9d 100644
--- a/libraries/matrix/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/libraries/matrix/impl/media/RustMediaLoader.kt
+++ b/libraries/matrix/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/libraries/matrix/impl/media/RustMediaLoader.kt
@@ -30,18 +30,17 @@ import java.io.File
 import org.matrix.rustcomponents.sdk.MediaSource as RustMediaSource
 
 class RustMediaLoader(
-    baseCacheDirectory: File,
+    private val baseCacheDirectory: File,
     dispatchers: CoroutineDispatchers,
     private val innerClient: Client,
 ) : MatrixMediaLoader {
 
     @OptIn(ExperimentalCoroutinesApi::class)
     private val mediaDispatcher = dispatchers.io.limitedParallelism(32)
-    private val cacheDirectory = File(baseCacheDirectory, "temp/media").apply {
-        if (!exists()) {
-            mkdirs()
+    private val cacheDirectory
+        get() = File(baseCacheDirectory, "temp/media").apply {
+            if (!exists()) mkdirs() // Must always ensure that this directory exists because "Clear cache" does not restart an app's process.
         }
-    }
 
     @OptIn(ExperimentalUnsignedTypes::class)
     override suspend fun loadMediaContent(source: MediaSource): Result<ByteArray> =