diff --git a/TODO.md b/TODO.md
index e36d2d0..92b12c5 100644
--- a/TODO.md
+++ b/TODO.md
@@ -268,6 +268,16 @@
   - backend debug broadcasts
 
 ## Recent Change Log
+- Date: `2026-03-24`
+- What changed:
+  - Removed the redundant `GIPHY Download Dir` variable field from the Unraid template and kept the dedicated `GIPHY Downloads` path mapping as the single user-facing download-path control.
+- Why it changed:
+  - The earlier template exposed both a path mapping and a matching container-path variable for the same GIPHY download location, which was unnecessarily confusing in Unraid.
+- How it was verified:
+  - static review of `unraid-template.xml`
+- What is still risky or incomplete:
+  - The application still supports `GIPHY_DOWNLOAD_DIR` as an environment variable, but the Unraid template now intentionally relies on the path mapping plus the backend default container path to reduce duplicated inputs.
+
 - Date: `2026-03-24`
 - What changed:
   - Replaced the earlier frontend-only image prototype with an integrated GIPHY image/GIF search flow.
diff --git a/unraid-template.xml b/unraid-template.xml
index e1f1996..a507468 100644
--- a/unraid-template.xml
+++ b/unraid-template.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
   <Config Name="GIPHY Max Results" Target="GIPHY_MAX_RESULTS" Default="100" Mode="" Description="Maximum number of aggregated GIPHY results to return" Type="Variable" Display="always" Required="true" Mask="false">100</Config>
   <Config Name="GIPHY Rating" Target="GIPHY_RATING" Default="g" Mode="" Description="GIPHY content rating filter" Type="Variable" Display="always" Required="true" Mask="false">g</Config>
   <Config Name="GIPHY Lang" Target="GIPHY_LANG" Default="en" Mode="" Description="Language hint sent to GIPHY search" Type="Variable" Display="always" Required="true" Mask="false">en</Config>
-  <Config Name="GIPHY Download Dir" Target="GIPHY_DOWNLOAD_DIR" Default="/downloads/giphy" Mode="" Description="Container path used for saved GIPHY media" Type="Variable" Display="always" Required="true" Mask="false">/downloads/giphy</Config>
   <Config Name="Gemini API Key" Target="GEMINI_API_KEY" Default="" Mode="" Description="Gemini API key" Type="Variable" Display="always" Required="false" Mask="true"/>
   <Config Name="Gemini Model" Target="GEMINI_MODEL" Default="gemini-2.5-flash" Mode="" Description="Gemini model used for multilingual query expansion" Type="Variable" Display="always" Required="true" Mask="false">gemini-2.5-flash</Config>
 </Container>