diff --git a/refit/src/modules/librefit.py b/refit/src/modules/librefit.py
index c1abb8c..26db68e 100644
--- a/refit/src/modules/librefit.py
+++ b/refit/src/modules/librefit.py
@@ -145,35 +145,34 @@ def get_current_path(path) -> str:
             sys.exit(1)
 
 
-# FIXME: th function needs some attention
-# TODO:
-# - add proper debugging
-# - make it walk down one directory.
-def create_recursive_folders(
-    input_path, target_depth, current_depth, width, curret_width
-):
+# FIXME: the assigning of the number to the folders is not working
+# TODO: - add logging
+#       - add docstring
+def create_recursive_folders(input_path, target_depth, current_depth, width):
     """Creates a recursive directory structure with y as depth and x as width"""
 
-    if current_depth == target_depth:
-        sys.exit(1)
-    # length_width = str(len(width))
+    if current_depth >= target_depth:
+        return
 
     length_width = len(str(width))
     logger.debug(
         f"FUNC: create_recursive_folders(length_width) MSG: length_width='{length_width}'"
     )
-    while curret_width < width:
-        # TODO: fix the issue, that the number gets appended to an existing number
-        new_directory_name = "sub_dir" + get_standard_name_number(length_width, width)
+
+    for i in range(width):
+        folder_index = i + 1
+        new_directory_name = "sub_dir" + get_standard_name_number(
+            length_width, folder_index
+        )
         new_directory_path = os.path.join(input_path, new_directory_name)
         print(new_directory_path)
-        curret_width += 1
+        logger.debug(f"New Path: path={new_directory_path}")
+
         create_recursive_folders(
             new_directory_path,
             target_depth,
-            width,
             current_depth + 1,
-            curret_width,
+            width,
         )
 
 
diff --git a/refit/src/modules/refit_create.py b/refit/src/modules/refit_create.py
index ff30a55..72bfa32 100644
--- a/refit/src/modules/refit_create.py
+++ b/refit/src/modules/refit_create.py
@@ -106,11 +106,10 @@ class Refit_Create:
             f"FUNC: create_recursive(beginning) MSG: entered function with following arguments: recursive='{recursive}' name='{name}' input='{input}' n='{n}'"
         )
         librefit.create_recursive_folders(
-            input,
-            recursive[0],
-            0,
-            recursive[1],
-            0,
+            input_path=input,
+            target_depth=recursive[0],
+            current_depth=0,
+            width=recursive[1],
         )
 
     def input_validator(self):