diff --git a/arrs-4k/deploy-arrs-4k.yml b/arrs-4k/deploy-arrs-4k.yml
index a144837..ac0c62f 100644
--- a/arrs-4k/deploy-arrs-4k.yml
+++ b/arrs-4k/deploy-arrs-4k.yml
@@ -92,6 +92,27 @@
         timeout: 90
       loop: [7879, 8990]
 
+    # Pre-create the download-client COMPLETED category dirs so a fresh rebuild
+    # doesn't surface "download client places downloads in X but it does not
+    # appear to exist" health errors until the first grab lands in each category.
+    # Owner 1000:3000 (abc:media) 0775 matches the rest of the /data tree — the
+    # download-client app processes create category dirs this way on first use;
+    # a manual `docker exec <client> mkdir` (runs as ROOT in linuxserver images)
+    # produces root:0770 instead, which is the drift this task prevents.
+    # become=root chown is honored by the TrueNAS NFS export (no_root_squash).
+    - name: Ensure 4K download-client completed category dirs (abc:media 0775)
+      ansible.builtin.file:
+        path: "{{ item }}"
+        state: directory
+        owner: "1000"
+        group: "3000"
+        mode: "0775"
+      loop:
+        - /mnt/media/data/usenet/complete/movies-4k   # SABnzbd  -> radarr-4k
+        - /mnt/media/data/usenet/complete/tv-4k        # SABnzbd  -> sonarr-4k
+        - /mnt/media/data/torrents/radarr-uhd          # Transmission -> radarr-4k
+        - /mnt/media/data/torrents/sonarr-uhd          # Transmission -> sonarr-4k
+
     - name: Install 4K download-client config script
       ansible.builtin.copy:
         dest: "{{ app_dir }}/ensure-arrs-4k-dl.py"