diff --git a/osc/commandline.py b/osc/commandline.py
index 82df3375..bb0528a9 100644
--- a/osc/commandline.py
+++ b/osc/commandline.py
@@ -7518,8 +7518,10 @@ Please submit there instead, or use --nodevelproject to force direct submission.
 
 
         if package is None:
+            package_specified = False
             package = meta_get_packagelist(apiurl, project, deleted=0)
         else:
+            package_specified = True
             if opts.multibuild_package:
                 packages = []
                 for subpackage in opts.multibuild_package:
@@ -7546,12 +7548,6 @@ Please submit there instead, or use --nodevelproject to force direct submission.
                 for i in binaries:
                     if binary != None and binary != i.name:
                         continue
-                    # skip metadata (unless explicitly specified as the `FILE` (== `binary`) argument)
-                    if not binary and i.name.startswith("_"):
-                        continue
-                    # skip logs (unless explicitly specified as the `FILE` (== `binary`) argument)
-                    if not binary and i.name.endswith(".log"):
-                        continue
                     # skip source rpms
                     if not opts.sources and (i.name.endswith('src.rpm') or i.name.endswith('sdeb')):
                         continue
@@ -7560,7 +7556,18 @@ Please submit there instead, or use --nodevelproject to force direct submission.
                             continue
                         if i.name.find('-debugsource-') >= 0:
                             continue
-                    fname = '%s/%s' % (target_dir, i.name)
+
+                    if package_specified:
+                        # if package is specified, download everything into the target dir
+                        fname = '%s/%s' % (target_dir, i.name)
+                    elif i.name.startswith("_") or i.name.endswith(".log"):
+                        # download logs and metadata into subdirs
+                        # to avoid overwriting them with files with indentical names
+                        fname = '%s/%s/%s' % (target_dir, pac, i.name)
+                    else:
+                        # always download packages into the target dir
+                        fname = '%s/%s' % (target_dir, i.name)
+
                     if os.path.exists(fname):
                         st = os.stat(fname)
                         if st.st_mtime == i.mtime and st.st_size == i.size:
diff --git a/osc/core.py b/osc/core.py
index 5ef2aa64..89931e6f 100644
--- a/osc/core.py
+++ b/osc/core.py
@@ -4747,6 +4747,15 @@ def get_binary_file(apiurl, prj, repo, arch,
 
     target_filename = target_filename or filename
 
+    # create target directory if it doesn't exist
+    target_dir = os.path.dirname(target_filename)
+    if target_dir:
+        try:
+            os.makedirs(target_dir, 0o755)
+        except OSError as e:
+            if e.errno != errno.EEXIST:
+                raise
+
     where = package or '_repository'
     u = makeurl(apiurl, ['build', prj, repo, arch, where, filename])
     download(u, target_filename, progress_obj, target_mtime)