diff --git a/backend/db/avatars.go b/backend/db/avatars.go
index 27e41e7..6d32394 100644
--- a/backend/db/avatars.go
+++ b/backend/db/avatars.go
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ func (db *DB) WriteMemberAvatar(ctx context.Context,
 	}
 	hash = hex.EncodeToString(hasher.Sum(nil))
 
-	_, err = db.minio.PutObject(ctx, db.minioBucket, "/members/"+memberID.String()+"/"+hash+".webp", webp, -1, minio.PutObjectOptions{
+	_, err = db.minio.PutObject(ctx, db.minioBucket, "members/"+memberID.String()+"/"+hash+".webp", webp, -1, minio.PutObjectOptions{
 		ContentType:    "image/webp",
 		SendContentMd5: true,
 	})
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ func (db *DB) WriteMemberAvatar(ctx context.Context,
 		return "", errors.Wrap(err, "uploading webp avatar")
 	}
 
-	_, err = db.minio.PutObject(ctx, db.minioBucket, "/members/"+memberID.String()+"/"+hash+".jpg", jpeg, -1, minio.PutObjectOptions{
+	_, err = db.minio.PutObject(ctx, db.minioBucket, "members/"+memberID.String()+"/"+hash+".jpg", jpeg, -1, minio.PutObjectOptions{
 		ContentType:    "image/jpeg",
 		SendContentMd5: true,
 	})
@@ -131,12 +131,12 @@ func (db *DB) WriteMemberAvatar(ctx context.Context,
 }
 
 func (db *DB) DeleteUserAvatar(ctx context.Context, userID xid.ID, hash string) error {
-	err := db.minio.RemoveObject(ctx, db.minioBucket, "/users/"+userID.String()+"/"+hash+".webp", minio.RemoveObjectOptions{})
+	err := db.minio.RemoveObject(ctx, db.minioBucket, "users/"+userID.String()+"/"+hash+".webp", minio.RemoveObjectOptions{})
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "deleting webp avatar")
 	}
 
-	err = db.minio.RemoveObject(ctx, db.minioBucket, "/users/"+userID.String()+"/"+hash+".jpg", minio.RemoveObjectOptions{})
+	err = db.minio.RemoveObject(ctx, db.minioBucket, "users/"+userID.String()+"/"+hash+".jpg", minio.RemoveObjectOptions{})
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "deleting jpeg avatar")
 	}
@@ -145,12 +145,12 @@ func (db *DB) DeleteUserAvatar(ctx context.Context, userID xid.ID, hash string)
 }
 
 func (db *DB) DeleteMemberAvatar(ctx context.Context, memberID xid.ID, hash string) error {
-	err := db.minio.RemoveObject(ctx, db.minioBucket, "/members/"+memberID.String()+"/"+hash+".webp", minio.RemoveObjectOptions{})
+	err := db.minio.RemoveObject(ctx, db.minioBucket, "members/"+memberID.String()+"/"+hash+".webp", minio.RemoveObjectOptions{})
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "deleting webp avatar")
 	}
 
-	err = db.minio.RemoveObject(ctx, db.minioBucket, "/members/"+memberID.String()+"/"+hash+".jpg", minio.RemoveObjectOptions{})
+	err = db.minio.RemoveObject(ctx, db.minioBucket, "members/"+memberID.String()+"/"+hash+".jpg", minio.RemoveObjectOptions{})
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "deleting jpeg avatar")
 	}
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ func (db *DB) DeleteMemberAvatar(ctx context.Context, memberID xid.ID, hash stri
 }
 
 func (db *DB) UserAvatar(ctx context.Context, userID xid.ID, hash string) (io.ReadCloser, error) {
-	obj, err := db.minio.GetObject(ctx, db.minioBucket, "/users/"+userID.String()+"/"+hash+".webp", minio.GetObjectOptions{})
+	obj, err := db.minio.GetObject(ctx, db.minioBucket, "users/"+userID.String()+"/"+hash+".webp", minio.GetObjectOptions{})
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "getting object")
 	}
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ func (db *DB) UserAvatar(ctx context.Context, userID xid.ID, hash string) (io.Re
 }
 
 func (db *DB) MemberAvatar(ctx context.Context, memberID xid.ID, hash string) (io.ReadCloser, error) {
-	obj, err := db.minio.GetObject(ctx, db.minioBucket, "/members/"+memberID.String()+"/"+hash+".webp", minio.GetObjectOptions{})
+	obj, err := db.minio.GetObject(ctx, db.minioBucket, "members/"+memberID.String()+"/"+hash+".webp", minio.GetObjectOptions{})
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "getting object")
 	}
diff --git a/backend/db/export.go b/backend/db/export.go
index 7741a8d..6141aac 100644
--- a/backend/db/export.go
+++ b/backend/db/export.go
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ type DataExport struct {
 }
 
 func (de DataExport) Path() string {
-	return "/exports/" + de.UserID.String() + "/" + de.Filename + ".zip"
+	return "exports/" + de.UserID.String() + "/" + de.Filename + ".zip"
 }
 
 const ErrNoExport = errors.Sentinel("no data export exists")
diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/settings/export/+page.svelte b/frontend/src/routes/settings/export/+page.svelte
index 983dcce..31f87e7 100644
--- a/frontend/src/routes/settings/export/+page.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/settings/export/+page.svelte
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
         Download your export file below:
       </p>
       <p>
-        <Button color="primary" href="{PUBLIC_MEDIA_URL}{data.exportData.path}" target="_blank"
+        <Button color="primary" href="{PUBLIC_MEDIA_URL}/{data.exportData.path}" target="_blank"
           >Download data export</Button
         >
       </p>