diff --git a/etiquette/photodb.py b/etiquette/photodb.py
index 1b4d382..24c5c6b 100644
--- a/etiquette/photodb.py
+++ b/etiquette/photodb.py
@@ -1583,7 +1583,7 @@ class PhotoDB(
             raise exceptions.DatabaseOutOfDate(
                 existing=existing,
                 new=constants.DATABASE_VERSION,
-                filepath=self.database_filepath,
+                filepath=self.data_directory,
             )
 
     def _first_time_setup(self):