diff --git a/test/test.ts b/test/test.ts
index 3e0d455..ec47b18 100644
--- a/test/test.ts
+++ b/test/test.ts
@@ -67,6 +67,13 @@ tap.test('should get base directory', async () => {
   expect(files.length).to.equal(1);
 });
 
+tap.test('should correctly build paths for sub directories', async () => {
+  const dir1 = await baseDirectory.getSubDirectoryByName('dir1');
+  expect(dir1).to.be.instanceOf(smartbucket.Directory);
+  const dir1BasePath = dir1.getBasePath();
+  console.log(dir1BasePath);
+});
+
 tap.test('clean up directory style tests', async () => {
   await myBucket.fastRemove('dir1/file1.txt');
   await myBucket.fastRemove('dir1/file2.txt');
diff --git a/ts/smartbucket.classes.directory.ts b/ts/smartbucket.classes.directory.ts
index 4cb87f3..d40c04b 100644
--- a/ts/smartbucket.classes.directory.ts
+++ b/ts/smartbucket.classes.directory.ts
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ export class Directory {
     const parentDirectories = this.getParentDirectories();
     let basePath = '';
     for (const parentDir of parentDirectories) {
-      basePath = parentDir.name + '/' + basePath;
+      basePath = parentDir.name + '/' + this.name;
     }
     return basePath;
   }