diff --git a/pbs-datastore/src/backup_info.rs b/pbs-datastore/src/backup_info.rs
index ccedb250..7a479cec 100644
--- a/pbs-datastore/src/backup_info.rs
+++ b/pbs-datastore/src/backup_info.rs
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ impl BackupGroup {
         &self.backup_id
     }
 
-    pub fn group_path(&self) -> PathBuf {
+    pub fn relative_group_path(&self) -> PathBuf {
         let mut relative_path = PathBuf::new();
 
         relative_path.push(self.backup_type.as_str());
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ impl BackupGroup {
         let mut list = vec![];
 
         let mut path = base_path.to_owned();
-        path.push(self.group_path());
+        path.push(self.relative_group_path());
 
         proxmox_sys::fs::scandir(
             libc::AT_FDCWD,
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ impl BackupGroup {
         let mut last = None;
 
         let mut path = base_path.to_owned();
-        path.push(self.group_path());
+        path.push(self.relative_group_path());
 
         proxmox_sys::fs::scandir(
             libc::AT_FDCWD,
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ impl BackupDir {
     }
 
     pub fn relative_path(&self) -> PathBuf {
-        let mut relative_path = self.group.group_path();
+        let mut relative_path = self.group.relative_group_path();
 
         relative_path.push(self.backup_time_string.clone());
 
diff --git a/pbs-datastore/src/datastore.rs b/pbs-datastore/src/datastore.rs
index 64f87369..250f8e22 100644
--- a/pbs-datastore/src/datastore.rs
+++ b/pbs-datastore/src/datastore.rs
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ impl DataStore {
     /// Returns the absolute path for a backup_group
     pub fn group_path(&self, backup_group: &BackupGroup) -> PathBuf {
         let mut full_path = self.base_path();
-        full_path.push(backup_group.group_path());
+        full_path.push(backup_group.relative_group_path());
         full_path
     }
 
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ impl DataStore {
     pub fn last_successful_backup(&self, backup_group: &BackupGroup) -> Result<Option<i64>, Error> {
         let base_path = self.base_path();
         let mut group_path = base_path.clone();
-        group_path.push(backup_group.group_path());
+        group_path.push(backup_group.relative_group_path());
 
         if group_path.exists() {
             backup_group.last_successful_backup(&base_path)
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ impl DataStore {
     /// The backup owner is the entity who first created the backup group.
     pub fn get_owner(&self, backup_group: &BackupGroup) -> Result<Authid, Error> {
         let mut full_path = self.base_path();
-        full_path.push(backup_group.group_path());
+        full_path.push(backup_group.relative_group_path());
         full_path.push("owner");
         let owner = proxmox_sys::fs::file_read_firstline(full_path)?;
         owner.trim_end().parse() // remove trailing newline
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ impl DataStore {
         force: bool,
     ) -> Result<(), Error> {
         let mut path = self.base_path();
-        path.push(backup_group.group_path());
+        path.push(backup_group.relative_group_path());
         path.push("owner");
 
         let mut open_options = std::fs::OpenOptions::new();
diff --git a/proxmox-backup-client/src/main.rs b/proxmox-backup-client/src/main.rs
index e4a0969a..47a1f040 100644
--- a/proxmox-backup-client/src/main.rs
+++ b/proxmox-backup-client/src/main.rs
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ pub async fn api_datastore_latest_snapshot(
     if list.is_empty() {
         bail!(
             "backup group {:?} does not contain any snapshots.",
-            group.group_path()
+            group.relative_group_path()
         );
     }
 
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ async fn list_backup_groups(param: Value) -> Result<Value, Error> {
     let render_group_path = |_v: &Value, record: &Value| -> Result<String, Error> {
         let item: GroupListItem = serde_json::from_value(record.to_owned())?;
         let group = BackupGroup::new(item.backup.ty, item.backup.id);
-        Ok(group.group_path().to_str().unwrap().to_owned())
+        Ok(group.relative_group_path().to_str().unwrap().to_owned())
     };
 
     let render_last_backup = |_v: &Value, record: &Value| -> Result<String, Error> {
diff --git a/src/api2/admin/datastore.rs b/src/api2/admin/datastore.rs
index 0a1583be..d753ff4f 100644
--- a/src/api2/admin/datastore.rs
+++ b/src/api2/admin/datastore.rs
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ const GROUP_NOTES_FILE_NAME: &str = "notes";
 
 fn get_group_note_path(store: &DataStore, group: &BackupGroup) -> PathBuf {
     let mut note_path = store.base_path();
-    note_path.push(group.group_path());
+    note_path.push(group.relative_group_path());
     note_path.push(GROUP_NOTES_FILE_NAME);
     note_path
 }