diff --git a/src/checks.h b/src/checks.h
index 9673de3..f981965 100644
--- a/src/checks.h
+++ b/src/checks.h
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
 
 #include "sqlite.h"
 
+constexpr std::string_view DB_FILENAME = "s3gw.db";
+
 /* Fix - This is an abstract datatype representing an executable action to fix
  * an incosistency in the filesystem or metadata database.
  */
@@ -51,7 +53,7 @@ class Check {
       : check_name(name),
         fatality(f),
         root_path(path),
-        metadata(std::make_unique<Database>(path / "s3gw.db")) {}
+        metadata(std::make_unique<Database>(path / DB_FILENAME)) {}
   virtual ~Check(){};
   enum LogLevel { SILENT, NORMAL, VERBOSE };
   bool check(LogLevel log_level = NORMAL);
diff --git a/src/main.cc b/src/main.cc
index 86596d7..bf20037 100644
--- a/src/main.cc
+++ b/src/main.cc
@@ -66,9 +66,7 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
 
   std::string path_str(options_map["path"].as<std::string>());
   std::filesystem::path path_root(path_str);
-  std::filesystem::path path_database = path_root / "s3gw.db";
-  std::filesystem::path path_database_shm = path_root / "s3gw.db_tmp-shm";
-  std::filesystem::path path_database_wal = path_root / "s3gw.db-wal";
+  std::filesystem::path path_database = path_root / DB_FILENAME;
 
   FSCK_ASSERT(std::filesystem::exists(path_root), "Path not found");
   FSCK_ASSERT(