diff --git a/src/Simplex/Chat/Mobile.hs b/src/Simplex/Chat/Mobile.hs
index d7f2e5a43c..3671844d7f 100644
--- a/src/Simplex/Chat/Mobile.hs
+++ b/src/Simplex/Chat/Mobile.hs
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ cChatMigrateInitKey fp key keepKey conf background ctrl = do
   setFileSystemEncoding utf8
   setForeignEncoding utf8
 
-  dbPath <- peekCAString fp
+  dbPath <- peekCString fp
   dbKey <- BA.convert <$> B.packCString key
   confirm <- peekCAString conf
   r <-