diff --git a/src/Database/TenantDatabaseManagers/SQLiteDatabaseManager.php b/src/Database/TenantDatabaseManagers/SQLiteDatabaseManager.php
index d988b08f..c93fb19c 100644
--- a/src/Database/TenantDatabaseManagers/SQLiteDatabaseManager.php
+++ b/src/Database/TenantDatabaseManagers/SQLiteDatabaseManager.php
@@ -157,12 +157,12 @@ class SQLiteDatabaseManager implements TenantDatabaseManager
 
     public function getPath(string $name): string
     {
+        $this->validateDatabaseName($name);
+
         if (static::$path) {
             return rtrim(static::$path, DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR) . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . $name;
         }
 
-        $this->validateDatabaseName($name);
-
         return database_path($name);
     }