diff --git a/src/leveled_penciller.erl b/src/leveled_penciller.erl
index 4b78d9e..81216e4 100644
--- a/src/leveled_penciller.erl
+++ b/src/leveled_penciller.erl
@@ -596,7 +596,7 @@ start_from_file(PCLopts) ->
                         levelzero_maxcachesize=MaxTableSize},
     
     %% Open manifest
-    ManifestPath = InitState#state.root_path ++ ?MANIFEST_FP ++ "/",
+    ManifestPath = InitState#state.root_path ++ "/" ++ ?MANIFEST_FP ++ "/",
     ok = filelib:ensure_dir(ManifestPath),
     {ok, Filenames} = file:list_dir(ManifestPath),
     CurrRegex = "nonzero_(?<MSN>[0-9]+)\\." ++ ?CURRENT_FILEX,