diff --git a/cpp/bindings.cpp b/cpp/bindings.cpp
index f75d285..1c15f1a 100644
--- a/cpp/bindings.cpp
+++ b/cpp/bindings.cpp
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ void install(jsi::Runtime &rt,
     return false;
 #endif
   });
-  
+
   auto is_ios_embedded = HOST_STATIC_FN("isIOSEmbedded") {
 #ifdef OP_SQLITE_USE_PHONE_VERSION
     return true;
diff --git a/cpp/bridge.cpp b/cpp/bridge.cpp
index 2eaf98c..cc52f97 100644
--- a/cpp/bridge.cpp
+++ b/cpp/bridge.cpp
@@ -67,14 +67,15 @@ std::string opsqlite_get_db_path(std::string const &db_name,
   if (location == ":memory:") {
     return location;
   }
-  char resolved_location[PATH_MAX];
-  realpath(location.c_str(), resolved_location);
-  std::string resolved_location_string = std::string(resolved_location);
 
   // Will return false if the directory already exists, no need to check
-  std::filesystem::create_directories(resolved_location);
+  std::filesystem::create_directories(location);
 
-  return resolved_location_string + "/" + db_name;
+  if (!location.empty() && location.back() != '/') {
+    return location + "/" + db_name;
+  }
+
+  return location + db_name;
 }
 
 #ifdef OP_SQLITE_USE_SQLCIPHER
diff --git a/cpp/libsql/bridge.cpp b/cpp/libsql/bridge.cpp
index cbbb233..213ecd1 100644
--- a/cpp/libsql/bridge.cpp
+++ b/cpp/libsql/bridge.cpp
@@ -26,14 +26,14 @@ std::string opsqlite_get_db_path(std::string const &db_name,
     return location;
   }
 
-  char resolved_location[PATH_MAX];
-  realpath(location.c_str(), resolved_location);
-  std::string resolved_location_string = std::string(resolved_location);
-
   // Will return false if the directory already exists, no need to check
-  std::filesystem::create_directories(resolved_location);
+  std::filesystem::create_directories(location);
+
+  if (!location.empty() && location.back() != '/') {
+    return location + "/" + db_name;
+  }
 
-  return resolved_location_string + "/" + db_name;
+  return location + db_name;
 }
 
 DB opsqlite_libsql_open_sync(std::string const &name,
diff --git a/example/src/tests/dbsetup.spec.ts b/example/src/tests/dbsetup.spec.ts
index c4ad1b8..734b838 100644
--- a/example/src/tests/dbsetup.spec.ts
+++ b/example/src/tests/dbsetup.spec.ts
@@ -122,6 +122,16 @@ export function dbSetupTests() {
       db.delete();
     });
 
+    it('Should create db in custom folder', async () => {
+      let db = open({
+        name: 'customFolderTest.sqlite',
+        encryptionKey: 'test',
+        location: 'myFolder',
+      });
+
+      db.delete();
+    });
+
     it('Moves assets database simple', async () => {
       const copied = await moveAssetsDatabase({filename: 'sample.sqlite'});