diff --git a/.github/workflows/cd/cloudretro.io/config.yaml b/.github/workflows/cd/cloudretro.io/config.yaml
index 180a570eb..ac29d6361 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cd/cloudretro.io/config.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cd/cloudretro.io/config.yaml
@@ -29,12 +29,12 @@ emulator:
     logLevel: 1
     cores:
       list:
+        dos:
+          uniqueSaveDir: true
         mame:
           options:
             "fbneo-diagnostic-input": "Hold Start"
         nes:
           scale: 2
-        pcsx:
-          altRepo: true
         snes:
           scale: 2
diff --git a/pkg/config/config.yaml b/pkg/config/config.yaml
index 2bab6fc25..62d7f8cd3 100644
--- a/pkg/config/config.yaml
+++ b/pkg/config/config.yaml
@@ -209,6 +209,8 @@ emulator:
       #       - skip_hw_context_destroy -- don't destroy OpenGL context during Libretro core deinit.
       #                                    May help with crashes, for example, with PPSSPP.
       #       - skip_same_thread_save -- skip thread lock save (used with PPSSPP).
+      #   - uniqueSaveDir (bool) -- needed only for cores (like DosBox) that persist their state into one shared file.
+      #       This will allow for concurrent reading and saving of current states.
       list:
         gba:
           lib: mgba_libretro
diff --git a/pkg/config/emulator.go b/pkg/config/emulator.go
index 2a25f7409..4db9b825e 100644
--- a/pkg/config/emulator.go
+++ b/pkg/config/emulator.go
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ type LibretroCoreConfig struct {
 	Options4rom     map[string]map[string]string // <(^_^)>
 	Roms            []string
 	Scale           float64
+	UniqueSaveDir   bool
 	UsesLibCo       bool
 	VFR             bool
 	Width           int
diff --git a/pkg/os/os.go b/pkg/os/os.go
index 142ffcc1c..c3ab27181 100644
--- a/pkg/os/os.go
+++ b/pkg/os/os.go
@@ -84,3 +84,7 @@ func StatSize(path string) (int64, error) {
 	}
 	return fi.Size(), nil
 }
+
+func RemoveAll(path string) error {
+	return os.RemoveAll(path)
+}
diff --git a/pkg/worker/caged/libretro/frontend.go b/pkg/worker/caged/libretro/frontend.go
index a8465488c..60792d70e 100644
--- a/pkg/worker/caged/libretro/frontend.go
+++ b/pkg/worker/caged/libretro/frontend.go
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ type Frontend struct {
 
 	DisableCanvasPool bool
 	SaveOnClose       bool
+	UniqueSaveDir     bool
 }
 
 type Device byte
@@ -153,6 +154,11 @@ func (f *Frontend) LoadCore(emu string) {
 		KbMouseSupport:  conf.KbMouseSupport,
 	}
 	f.mu.Lock()
+	if conf.UniqueSaveDir {
+		f.UniqueSaveDir = true
+		f.nano.SetSaveDirSuffix(f.storage.MainPath())
+		f.log.Debug().Msgf("Using unique dir for saves: %v", f.storage.MainPath())
+	}
 	scale := 1.0
 	if conf.Scale > 1 {
 		scale = conf.Scale
@@ -336,6 +342,13 @@ func (f *Frontend) Close() {
 
 	f.mui.Lock()
 	f.nano.Close()
+
+	if f.UniqueSaveDir && !f.HasSave() {
+		if err := f.nano.DeleteSaveDir(); err != nil {
+			f.log.Error().Msgf("couldn't delete save dir: %v", err)
+		}
+	}
+
 	f.mui.Unlock()
 	f.log.Debug().Msgf("frontend closed")
 }
diff --git a/pkg/worker/caged/libretro/nanoarch/nanoarch.go b/pkg/worker/caged/libretro/nanoarch/nanoarch.go
index f334c64eb..16eec60f9 100644
--- a/pkg/worker/caged/libretro/nanoarch/nanoarch.go
+++ b/pkg/worker/caged/libretro/nanoarch/nanoarch.go
@@ -157,6 +157,22 @@ func (n *Nanoarch) WaitReady()                       { <-n.reserved }
 func (n *Nanoarch) Close()                           { n.Stopped.Store(true); n.reserved <- struct{}{} }
 func (n *Nanoarch) SetLogger(log *logger.Logger)     { n.log = log }
 func (n *Nanoarch) SetVideoDebounce(t time.Duration) { n.limiter = NewLimit(t) }
+func (n *Nanoarch) SetSaveDirSuffix(sx string) {
+	if n.cSaveDirectory != nil {
+		C.free(unsafe.Pointer(n.cSaveDirectory))
+	}
+	dir := C.GoString(n.cSaveDirectory) + "/" + sx
+	_ = os.CheckCreateDir(dir)
+	n.cSaveDirectory = C.CString(dir)
+}
+func (n *Nanoarch) DeleteSaveDir() error {
+	if n.cSaveDirectory == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	dir := C.GoString(n.cSaveDirectory)
+	return os.RemoveAll(dir)
+}
 
 func (n *Nanoarch) CoreLoad(meta Metadata) {
 	var err error
diff --git a/pkg/worker/caged/libretro/storage.go b/pkg/worker/caged/libretro/storage.go
index fc1a5a76c..fc58faaf6 100644
--- a/pkg/worker/caged/libretro/storage.go
+++ b/pkg/worker/caged/libretro/storage.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 
 type (
 	Storage interface {
+		MainPath() string
 		GetSavePath() string
 		GetSRAMPath() string
 		SetMainSaveName(name string)
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ type (
 	}
 )
 
+func (s *StateStorage) MainPath() string                 { return s.MainSave }
 func (s *StateStorage) SetMainSaveName(name string)      { s.MainSave = name }
 func (s *StateStorage) SetNonBlocking(v bool)            { s.NonBlock = v }
 func (s *StateStorage) GetSavePath() string              { return filepath.Join(s.Path, s.MainSave+".dat") }