diff --git a/pyrogram/client/client.py b/pyrogram/client/client.py
index 1106a416..9001a37e 100644
--- a/pyrogram/client/client.py
+++ b/pyrogram/client/client.py
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ import tempfile
 import threading
 import time
 from configparser import ConfigParser
-from datetime import datetime
 from hashlib import sha256, md5
 from importlib import import_module
 from pathlib import Path
@@ -842,39 +841,7 @@ class Client(Methods, BaseClient):
             final_file_path = ""
 
             try:
-                data, file_name, done, progress, progress_args, path = packet
-
-                directory, file_name = os.path.split(file_name)
-                directory = directory or "downloads"
-
-                media_type_str = Client.MEDIA_TYPE_ID[data.media_type]
-
-                file_name = file_name or data.file_name
-
-                if not file_name:
-                    guessed_extension = self.guess_extension(data.mime_type)
-
-                    if data.media_type in (0, 1, 2, 14):
-                        extension = ".jpg"
-                    elif data.media_type == 3:
-                        extension = guessed_extension or ".ogg"
-                    elif data.media_type in (4, 10, 13):
-                        extension = guessed_extension or ".mp4"
-                    elif data.media_type == 5:
-                        extension = guessed_extension or ".zip"
-                    elif data.media_type == 8:
-                        extension = guessed_extension or ".webp"
-                    elif data.media_type == 9:
-                        extension = guessed_extension or ".mp3"
-                    else:
-                        continue
-
-                    file_name = "{}_{}_{}{}".format(
-                        media_type_str,
-                        datetime.fromtimestamp(data.date or time.time()).strftime("%Y-%m-%d_%H-%M-%S"),
-                        self.rnd_id(),
-                        extension
-                    )
+                data, directory, file_name, done, progress, progress_args, path = packet
 
                 temp_file_path = self.get_file(
                     media_type=data.media_type,
diff --git a/pyrogram/client/ext/base_client.py b/pyrogram/client/ext/base_client.py
index c8d1beab..def290e6 100644
--- a/pyrogram/client/ext/base_client.py
+++ b/pyrogram/client/ext/base_client.py
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
 import os
 import platform
 import re
+import sys
+from pathlib import Path
 from queue import Queue
 from threading import Lock
 
@@ -45,6 +47,8 @@ class BaseClient:
 
     LANG_CODE = "en"
 
+    PARENT_DIR = Path(sys.argv[0]).parent
+
     INVITE_LINK_RE = re.compile(r"^(?:https?://)?(?:www\.)?(?:t(?:elegram)?\.(?:org|me|dog)/joinchat/)([\w-]+)$")
     BOT_TOKEN_RE = re.compile(r"^\d+:[\w-]+$")
     DIALOGS_AT_ONCE = 100
@@ -52,8 +56,8 @@ class BaseClient:
     DOWNLOAD_WORKERS = 1
     OFFLINE_SLEEP = 900
     WORKERS = 4
-    WORKDIR = "."
-    CONFIG_FILE = "./config.ini"
+    WORKDIR = PARENT_DIR
+    CONFIG_FILE = PARENT_DIR / "config.ini"
 
     MEDIA_TYPE_ID = {
         0: "photo_thumbnail",
diff --git a/pyrogram/client/methods/messages/download_media.py b/pyrogram/client/methods/messages/download_media.py
index bd8de2d6..143349f7 100644
--- a/pyrogram/client/methods/messages/download_media.py
+++ b/pyrogram/client/methods/messages/download_media.py
@@ -17,7 +17,10 @@
 # along with Pyrogram.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 import binascii
+import os
 import struct
+import time
+from datetime import datetime
 from threading import Event
 from typing import Union
 
@@ -25,12 +28,14 @@ import pyrogram
 from pyrogram.client.ext import BaseClient, FileData, utils
 from pyrogram.errors import FileIdInvalid
 
+DEFAULT_DOWNLOAD_DIR = "downloads/"
+
 
 class DownloadMedia(BaseClient):
     def download_media(
         self,
         message: Union["pyrogram.Message", str],
-        file_name: str = "",
+        file_name: str = DEFAULT_DOWNLOAD_DIR,
         block: bool = True,
         progress: callable = None,
         progress_args: tuple = ()
@@ -169,7 +174,40 @@ class DownloadMedia(BaseClient):
         done = Event()
         path = [None]
 
-        self.download_queue.put((data, file_name, done, progress, progress_args, path))
+        directory, file_name = os.path.split(file_name)
+        file_name = file_name or data.file_name or ""
+
+        if not os.path.isabs(file_name):
+            directory = self.PARENT_DIR / (directory or DEFAULT_DOWNLOAD_DIR)
+
+        media_type_str = self.MEDIA_TYPE_ID[data.media_type]
+
+        if not file_name:
+            guessed_extension = self.guess_extension(data.mime_type)
+
+            if data.media_type in (0, 1, 2, 14):
+                extension = ".jpg"
+            elif data.media_type == 3:
+                extension = guessed_extension or ".ogg"
+            elif data.media_type in (4, 10, 13):
+                extension = guessed_extension or ".mp4"
+            elif data.media_type == 5:
+                extension = guessed_extension or ".zip"
+            elif data.media_type == 8:
+                extension = guessed_extension or ".webp"
+            elif data.media_type == 9:
+                extension = guessed_extension or ".mp3"
+            else:
+                extension = ".unknown"
+
+            file_name = "{}_{}_{}{}".format(
+                media_type_str,
+                datetime.fromtimestamp(data.date or time.time()).strftime("%Y-%m-%d_%H-%M-%S"),
+                self.rnd_id(),
+                extension
+            )
+
+        self.download_queue.put((data, directory, file_name, done, progress, progress_args, path))
 
         if block:
             done.wait()