diff --git a/core/db.py b/core/db.py
index b7e3d5e..e393aa1 100644
--- a/core/db.py
+++ b/core/db.py
@@ -123,18 +123,13 @@ class Database(Compat):
                 )
             )
         else:
-            if os.path.isdir(self.db_location):
-                self.path = os.path.join(self.db_location, f"{self.name}.sqlite3")
-                database_uri = f"sqlite:///{self.path}"
-                self.type = SQLITE
-            else:
+            if not os.path.exists(self.db_location):
                 print(f"Creating database directory: {self.db_location}")
-                if not os.path.exists(self.db_location):
-                    os.makedirs(self.db_location)
-                # raise NotADirectoryError(
-                #     f"db_location named {self.db_location} was not created"
-                #     f" - please 'mkdir {self.db_location}' and try again"
-                # )
+                os.makedirs(self.db_location)
+            self.path = os.path.join(self.db_location, f"{self.name}.sqlite3")
+            database_uri = f"sqlite:///{self.path}"
+            self.type = SQLITE
+
         self.schema = self.name
         if self.name.startswith("ext_"):
             self.schema = self.name[4:]
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 9118fd9..f9069e7 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ entry_points = {"console_scripts": ["cashu = wallet.cashu:cli"]}
 
 setuptools.setup(
     name="cashu",
-    version="0.1.6",
+    version="0.1.7",
     description="Ecash wallet and mint with Bitcoin Lightning support",
     long_description=long_description,
     long_description_content_type="text/markdown",
diff --git a/wallet/cashu.py b/wallet/cashu.py
index 6d301cf..37bf8bf 100755
--- a/wallet/cashu.py
+++ b/wallet/cashu.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import base64
 import json
 import math
 from functools import wraps
+from pathlib import Path
 
 import click
 from bech32 import bech32_decode, bech32_encode, convertbits
@@ -45,7 +46,9 @@ def cli(
     ctx.ensure_object(dict)
     ctx.obj["HOST"] = host
     ctx.obj["WALLET_NAME"] = walletname
-    ctx.obj["WALLET"] = Wallet(ctx.obj["HOST"], f"~/.cashu/{walletname}", walletname)
+    ctx.obj["WALLET"] = Wallet(
+        ctx.obj["HOST"], f"{str(Path.home())}/.cashu/{walletname}", walletname
+    )
     pass
 
 
@@ -87,7 +90,7 @@ async def mint(ctx, amount: int, hash: str):
 @cli.command("balance", help="See balance.")
 @click.pass_context
 @coro
-async def receive(ctx):
+async def balance(ctx):
     wallet: Wallet = ctx.obj["WALLET"]
     await init_wallet(wallet)
     wallet.status()