diff --git a/db/recovery_test.cc b/db/recovery_test.cc
index 3db817e..6c5d42e 100644
--- a/db/recovery_test.cc
+++ b/db/recovery_test.cc
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ namespace leveldb {
 class RecoveryTest : public testing::Test {
  public:
   RecoveryTest() : env_(Env::Default()), db_(nullptr) {
-    dbname_ = testing::TempDir() + "/recovery_test";
+    dbname_ = testing::TempDir() + "recovery_test";
     DestroyDB(dbname_, Options());
     Open();
   }