diff --git a/config/applications.json b/config/applications.json
index c4547316..62a6498d 100644
--- a/config/applications.json
+++ b/config/applications.json
@@ -143,6 +143,15 @@
         "link": "https://github.com/sharkdp/bat",
         "winget": "sharkdp.bat"
     },
+    "beeper": {
+        "category": "Communications",
+        "choco": "na",
+        "content": "Beeper",
+        "description": "All your chats in one app",
+        "link": "https://www.beeper.com/",
+        "winget": "Beeper.Beeper"
+    },
+
     "bitwarden": {
         "category": "Utilities",
         "choco": "bitwarden",
diff --git a/tools/Invoke-Preprocessing.ps1 b/tools/Invoke-Preprocessing.ps1
index 9962b9fe..7dec78cf 100644
--- a/tools/Invoke-Preprocessing.ps1
+++ b/tools/Invoke-Preprocessing.ps1
@@ -63,6 +63,10 @@ function Invoke-Preprocessing {
     if ($ExcludedFiles.Count -gt 0) {
         ForEach ($excludedFile in $ExcludedFiles) {
             $filePath = "$(($WorkingDir -replace ('\\$', '')) + '\' + ($excludedFile -replace ('\.\\', '')))"
+            # Only attempt to create the directory if the excludedFile ends with '\'
+            if ($excludedFile -match '\\$' -and -not (Test-Path "$filePath")) {
+                New-Item -Path "$filePath" -ItemType Directory -Force | Out-Null
+            }
             $files = Get-ChildItem -Recurse -Path "$filePath" -File -Force
             if ($files.Count -gt 0) {
                 ForEach ($file in $files) {