diff --git a/les/client.go b/les/client.go
index 605c4d03c..a557e7ccb 100644
--- a/les/client.go
+++ b/les/client.go
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ func New(stack *node.Node, config *ethconfig.Config) (*LightEthereum, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	lesDb, err := stack.OpenDatabase("les.client", 0, 0, "eth/db/les.client")
+	lesDb, err := stack.OpenDatabase("les.client", 0, 0, "eth/db/lesclient/")
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/les/server.go b/les/server.go
index 63feaf892..9627d65af 100644
--- a/les/server.go
+++ b/les/server.go
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ type LesServer struct {
 }
 
 func NewLesServer(node *node.Node, e ethBackend, config *ethconfig.Config) (*LesServer, error) {
-	lesDb, err := node.OpenDatabase("les.server", 0, 0, "eth/db/les.server")
+	lesDb, err := node.OpenDatabase("les.server", 0, 0, "eth/db/lesserver/")
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}