diff --git a/src/address.js b/src/address.js
index 2c98762..f942c1d 100644
--- a/src/address.js
+++ b/src/address.js
@@ -58,21 +58,21 @@ const parseAddress = (address) => {
 }
 
 const OrbitDBAddress = (address) => {
-  if (address && address.protocol === 'orbitdb' && address.path) {
+  if (address && address.protocol === 'orbitdb' && address.hash) {
     return address
   }
 
   const protocol = 'orbitdb'
 
-  const path = address.replace('/orbitdb/', '').replace('\\orbitdb\\', '')
+  const hash = address.replace('/orbitdb/', '').replace('\\orbitdb\\', '')
 
   const toString = () => {
-    return posixJoin('/', protocol, path)
+    return posixJoin('/', protocol, hash)
   }
 
   return {
     protocol,
-    path,
+    hash,
     address,
     toString
   }
diff --git a/src/orbitdb.js b/src/orbitdb.js
index d34f2d8..2e0a5c3 100644
--- a/src/orbitdb.js
+++ b/src/orbitdb.js
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ const OrbitDB = async ({ ipfs, id, identities, directory } = {}) => {
     if (isValidAddress(address)) {
       // If the address given was a valid OrbitDB address, eg. '/orbitdb/zdpuAuK3BHpS7NvMBivynypqciYCuy2UW77XYBPUYRnLjnw13'
       const addr = OrbitDBAddress(address)
-      manifest = await manifestStore.get(addr.path)
+      manifest = await manifestStore.get(addr.hash)
       const acType = manifest.accessController.split('/', 2).pop()
       const acAddress = manifest.accessController.replaceAll(`/${acType}/`, '')
       AccessController = getAccessController(acType)()
diff --git a/test/orbit-db-address.test.js b/test/orbit-db-address.test.js
index e72bbd5..9bcad41 100644
--- a/test/orbit-db-address.test.js
+++ b/test/orbit-db-address.test.js
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ describe('Address', function () {
     it('has a path', () => {
       const address = '/orbitdb/zdpuAuK3BHpS7NvMBivynypqciYCuy2UW77XYBPUYRnLjnw13'
       const addr = OrbitDBAddress(address)
-      strictEqual(addr.path, 'zdpuAuK3BHpS7NvMBivynypqciYCuy2UW77XYBPUYRnLjnw13')
+      strictEqual(addr.hash, 'zdpuAuK3BHpS7NvMBivynypqciYCuy2UW77XYBPUYRnLjnw13')
     })
   })
 
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ describe('Address', function () {
     it('has a path', () => {
       const address = 'zdpuAuK3BHpS7NvMBivynypqciYCuy2UW77XYBPUYRnLjnw13'
       const addr = OrbitDBAddress(address)
-      strictEqual(addr.path, 'zdpuAuK3BHpS7NvMBivynypqciYCuy2UW77XYBPUYRnLjnw13')
+      strictEqual(addr.hash, 'zdpuAuK3BHpS7NvMBivynypqciYCuy2UW77XYBPUYRnLjnw13')
     })
   })
 
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ describe('Address', function () {
     })
 
     it('has a path', () => {
-      strictEqual(addr2.path, 'zdpuAuK3BHpS7NvMBivynypqciYCuy2UW77XYBPUYRnLjnw13')
+      strictEqual(addr2.hash, 'zdpuAuK3BHpS7NvMBivynypqciYCuy2UW77XYBPUYRnLjnw13')
     })
   })
 
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ describe('Address', function () {
       const result = parseAddress(address)
 
       strictEqual(result.protocol, 'orbitdb')
-      strictEqual(result.path, 'zdpuAuK3BHpS7NvMBivynypqciYCuy2UW77XYBPUYRnLjnw13')
+      strictEqual(result.hash, 'zdpuAuK3BHpS7NvMBivynypqciYCuy2UW77XYBPUYRnLjnw13')
 
       strictEqual(result.toString().indexOf('/orbitdb'), 0)
       strictEqual(result.toString().indexOf('zdpuAuK3BHpS7NvMBivynypqciYCuy2UW77XYBPUYRnLjnw13'), 9)
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ describe('Address', function () {
       const result = parseAddress(address)
 
       strictEqual(result.protocol, 'orbitdb')
-      strictEqual(result.path, 'Qmdgwt7w4uBsw8LXduzCd18zfGXeTmBsiR8edQ1hSfzcJC')
+      strictEqual(result.hash, 'Qmdgwt7w4uBsw8LXduzCd18zfGXeTmBsiR8edQ1hSfzcJC')
 
       strictEqual(result.toString().indexOf('/orbitdb'), 0)
       strictEqual(result.toString().indexOf('Qmdgwt7w4uBsw8LXduzCd18zfGXeTmBsiR8edQ1hSfzcJC'), 9)