diff --git a/cmd/tk/export.go b/cmd/tk/export.go
index 024b6e90a..edc68c8e3 100644
--- a/cmd/tk/export.go
+++ b/cmd/tk/export.go
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ func exportCmd() *cli.Command {
 			}
 
 			name := buf.String()
-			if allowSubFolderCreation == nil || !*allowSubFolderCreation {
+			if !*createDirs {
 				name = strings.Replace(name, "/", "-", -1)
 			}
 			path := filepath.Join(to, name+"."+*extension)