diff --git a/lib/hexo/index.js b/lib/hexo/index.js
index 332080396f..30a1f78956 100644
--- a/lib/hexo/index.js
+++ b/lib/hexo/index.js
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ class Hexo extends EventEmitter {
     const dbPath = args.output || base;
 
     if (/^(init|new|g|publish|s|deploy|render|migrate)/.test(this.env.cmd)) {
-      this.log.d(`Writing database to ${dbPath}/db.json`);
+      this.log.d(`Writing database to ${join(dbPath, 'db.json')}`);
     }
 
     this.database = new Database({