diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b6385cbf1f..83657dbaf9 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ Ref: https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/
 
 - (metrics) [#1668] Adds non-state breaking x/metrics module for custom telemetry.
 - (metrics) [#1669] Add performance timing metrics to all Begin/EndBlockers
+- (rocksdb) [#1767] Fix resolution of rocksdb database path
 
 ## [v0.17.3](https://github.com/Kava-Labs/kava/releases/tag/v0.17.3)
 
@@ -166,5 +167,6 @@ Bump tendermint version to 0.32.10 to address [cosmos security advisory Lavender
 
 [\#257](https://github.com/Kava-Labs/kava/pulls/257) Include scripts to run large-scale simulations remotely using aws-batch
 
+[#1767]: https://github.com/Kava-Labs/kava/pull/1767
 [#1669]: https://github.com/Kava-Labs/kava/pull/1669
 [#1668]: https://github.com/Kava-Labs/kava/pull/1668
diff --git a/cmd/kava/opendb/opendb_rocksdb.go b/cmd/kava/opendb/opendb_rocksdb.go
index 6bd3563602..c445933ea3 100644
--- a/cmd/kava/opendb/opendb_rocksdb.go
+++ b/cmd/kava/opendb/opendb_rocksdb.go
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ const (
 func OpenDB(appOpts types.AppOptions, home string, backendType dbm.BackendType) (dbm.DB, error) {
 	dataDir := filepath.Join(home, "data")
 	if backendType == dbm.RocksDBBackend {
-		return openRocksdb(filepath.Join(dataDir, "application.db"), appOpts)
+		return openRocksdb(dataDir, appOpts)
 	}
 
 	return dbm.NewDB("application", backendType, dataDir)
@@ -90,7 +90,8 @@ func OpenDB(appOpts types.AppOptions, home string, backendType dbm.BackendType)
 // openRocksdb loads existing options, overrides some of them with appOpts and opens database
 // option will be overridden only in case if it explicitly specified in appOpts
 func openRocksdb(dir string, appOpts types.AppOptions) (dbm.DB, error) {
-	dbOpts, cfOpts, err := loadLatestOptions(dir)
+	optionsPath := filepath.Join(dir, "application.db")
+	dbOpts, cfOpts, err := loadLatestOptions(optionsPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}