diff --git a/src/grung/db.py b/src/grung/db.py
index aec89ec..72cf3e0 100644
--- a/src/grung/db.py
+++ b/src/grung/db.py
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ class GrungDB(TinyDB):
     _tables = {}
 
     def __init__(self, path: Path, *args, **kwargs):
-        self.path = path
+        self.path = path.parent
         if kwargs.get("storage") != MemoryStorage:
             args = (path,) + args
         super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)