diff --git a/langbot/__main__.py b/langbot/__main__.py
index 69833d1a..bba1bfc4 100644
--- a/langbot/__main__.py
+++ b/langbot/__main__.py
@@ -86,10 +86,7 @@ def main():
     # Set up the working directory
     # When installed as a package, we need to handle the working directory differently
     # We'll create data directory in current working directory if not exists
-    if not os.path.exists('data'):
-        print('Creating data directory in current working directory...')
-        print('在当前工作目录创建 data 目录...')
-        os.makedirs('data', exist_ok=True)
+    os.makedirs('data', exist_ok=True)
 
     loop = asyncio.new_event_loop()
 
diff --git a/pkg/api/http/service/pipeline.py b/pkg/api/http/service/pipeline.py
index c5b960c7..30cbd8ba 100644
--- a/pkg/api/http/service/pipeline.py
+++ b/pkg/api/http/service/pipeline.py
@@ -82,7 +82,8 @@ class PipelineService:
         pipeline_data['is_default'] = default
         
         template_path = path_utils.get_resource_path('templates/default-pipeline-config.json')
-        pipeline_data['config'] = json.load(open(template_path, 'r', encoding='utf-8'))
+        with open(template_path, 'r', encoding='utf-8') as f:
+            pipeline_data['config'] = json.load(f)
 
         await self.ap.persistence_mgr.execute_async(
             sqlalchemy.insert(persistence_pipeline.LegacyPipeline).values(**pipeline_data)
diff --git a/pkg/utils/paths.py b/pkg/utils/paths.py
index 379ac63c..20880c57 100644
--- a/pkg/utils/paths.py
+++ b/pkg/utils/paths.py
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ def _check_if_source_install() -> bool:
                 if 'LangBot/main.py' in content:
                     _is_source_install = True
                     return True
-        except Exception:
+        except (IOError, OSError, UnicodeDecodeError):
+            # If we can't read the file, assume not a source install
             pass
     
     _is_source_install = False
@@ -51,7 +52,7 @@ def get_frontend_path() -> str:
     
     # Third, find it relative to the package installation
     # Get the directory where this file is located
-    # paths.py is in pkg/utils/, so go up 3 levels to get to the package root
+    # paths.py is in pkg/utils/, so parent.parent goes up to pkg/, then parent again goes up to the package root
     pkg_dir = Path(__file__).parent.parent.parent
     frontend_path = pkg_dir / 'web' / 'out'
     if frontend_path.exists():
@@ -81,7 +82,7 @@ def get_resource_path(resource: str) -> str:
     
     # Third, find it relative to package directory
     # Get the directory where this file is located
-    # paths.py is in pkg/utils/, so go up 3 levels to get to the package root
+    # paths.py is in pkg/utils/, so parent.parent goes up to pkg/, then parent again goes up to the package root
     pkg_dir = Path(__file__).parent.parent.parent
     resource_path = pkg_dir / resource
     if resource_path.exists():