diff --git a/internal/persisters/sqite_cgo.go b/internal/persisters/sqite_cgo.go
index 63f48d6..cf7b1e2 100644
--- a/internal/persisters/sqite_cgo.go
+++ b/internal/persisters/sqite_cgo.go
@@ -20,8 +20,7 @@ type SQLite struct {
 
 func (s *SQLite) Open() error {
 	// Create leading directories for database
-	leadingDir, _ := filepath.Split(s.DBPath)
-	if err := os.MkdirAll(leadingDir, os.ModePerm); err != nil {
+	if err := os.MkdirAll(filepath.Dir(s.DBPath), os.ModePerm); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
diff --git a/internal/persisters/sqlite.go b/internal/persisters/sqlite.go
index 1677bba..f04e269 100644
--- a/internal/persisters/sqlite.go
+++ b/internal/persisters/sqlite.go
@@ -20,8 +20,7 @@ type SQLite struct {
 
 func (s *SQLite) Open() error {
 	// Create leading directories for database
-	leadingDir, _ := filepath.Split(s.DBPath)
-	if err := os.MkdirAll(leadingDir, os.ModePerm); err != nil {
+	if err := os.MkdirAll(filepath.Dir(s.DBPath), os.ModePerm); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}